Bread from Acorns

Duration: 13 min

Genre: Geography

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: Silent

Description: Before wheat was introduced into California by the white man, the Yosemite Indians' principal article of food was a bread made from the bitter acorn. Each step of process, now almost forgotten through disuse, is clearly demonstrated by a smiling old squaw.

Metadata Source:Bell & Howell Filmosound Library Catalog of Educational Motion Pictures, 1942