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The Gathering of the Ohlone Peoples 2003 event at Coyote Hills Regional Park, California.
1st photo: Ken Peek and Dick Baugh demonstrate flintknapping.
2nd photo: Dino Labiste talks about Ohlone plant foods. The public was allowed to sample some of the native plants and teas.
© D. Labiste 2003

Gathering Tule.
1st photo: Using a bone saw to cut tule.
2nd photo: Scapular bone saw
3rd photo: Bundling the tule.

1st photo: Santiago Kawarim and Norm Kidder at the Rattlesnake Rendezvous 2004 event. Santiago is a tribal leader of the Achuar people in Ecuador. As with numerous other Amazonian peoples, Santiago's tribe is trying to defend their homelands from commercial interests (oil companies). His visit to the United States was intended to facilitate his learning of English to help him plead his case.
2nd photo: Santiago demonstrates the accuracy of the blowgun.
3rd photo: Skewered potato.
© K. Peek 2004

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