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The Kawaiisu Culture
Contact with Others
All native groups of the region had knowledge of resources to be found in the area. This suggests a
well-developed system of family relationships through intermarriage. Frequent visits ensured a continual
flow of food stuffs and other goods. Out of these visits grew a system of trails which led in all
directions from the core area. The trail system was used to make contact with the
Paiute
of the
Owens Valley,
the
Koso
of the Panamint range, the
Chemehuevi
of the eastern Mojave desert and the
Yokuts
of the San Joaquin Valley. One trail led west and resulted in contact with the
Chumash
of the central coast. Another
headed north to the homelands of the
Tubatulabal
along the Kern River. An important trail took them north
to what is now Walker Pass, facilitating contact with the Koso; a branch of this trail led to
Red Rock Canyon.
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Kawaiisu Culture
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