Indian Country of the Tubatulabal
$39.95
History of a tribe located on the Kern River by Bob Powers (Author).
AUTHOR: Bob Powers
ISBN: 1-892622-24-6
WEIGHT: 28 ounces
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Indian Country is a gentle story. It chronicles the life style of a little known tribe of hunters-and gatherers who followed the waters of’ Kern as they threaded through high country meadows and coursed down the canyons of southern Sierra Nevada. The Tubatulabals were among the most primitive Indians, resigned to their harsh way of life, led by their deep respect for Mother Earth all living things, and sustained by a myriad myths, rites, traditions, and ceremonies. Indian Country tells us that the austere conditions in which the Tubatulabal people live did not rule out pleasure. They were known as “happy talkers’’ because their language so lilting and full of laughter.
| Weight | 28 oz |
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| Dimensions | 9.5 × 6 × 1 in |
4 reviews for Indian Country of the Tubatulabal
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Amazon Customer –
I am so glad that I found this book! It has a lot of Rich history about my family personally and has pictures of my aunts and my great grandpa and others that I really never got to meet and now I’m able to share with my children our paiute ancestry. Thank you for making this available.
GeoB –
Well written, as all of Bob’s books are. Especially interesting if you know many of the families mentioned. He talks a lot about the people and culture, as well as history of the Indians and the region (southern Sierras, Kern River Valley, some about Mojave desert.
Theseus –
This review is for the 1st edition: Westernlore Press, Tucson, 1981.
“The legend of the Kern River Valley would be incomplete without the tales of the California Indians who discovered the lush wilderness of the Kern many centuries before the search for gold brought the first white men stumbling over the mountain passes.”
This “is Bob Powers’ 5th volume about thye peopled places of his homeland, in particular, the Tubatulabal Indians who were the only tribe to survive the coming of the white man to the lands along the Kern. Bob’s lifelong friendship with members of the local tribes dates back to the days when they attended classes together in the little South Fork school.”
“Despite these close ties, it has taken many years to collect the material for Indian Country because the Tubatulabals are a very private people, not anxious to share their heritage.
Piuteangel –
This book is excellent. It has all the information about my family in it. The pictures of my great great great grandfather and his wife and their family are extraordinary. If I could find more copies of this book I would buy them also.