Susman, Amelia

4. The Round Valley Indians of California: An Unpublished Chapter in Acculturation in Seven (or Eight) American Indian Tribes. Contributions of the University of California Archaeological Research Facility Number 31.Department of Anthropology University of California Berkeley.

 The Aboriginal Community (1856 to 1873)

The Concow Maidu (Penution) page 2

Austin McLaine Concow Maidu and Chilean page 2

Maidu &endash; highly developed ritualism page 7

Among the Maidu the secret society which the chief was a member of had greater political power than he page 7

The Shamans had explicit political power only among the Maidu page 8

The Maidu would initiate an incorrigible man into the secret society and give him responsibilities page 8

The Maidu had elaborated a winter cycle of dances, an annual burning of property in honor of the dead of the year and several first fruits ceremonies page 9

At the Maidu "burning," which was carried on