The Beautiful Tree--Chishkale
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Series: American Indian Series
Duration: 23
Year Published: 1964
Creator: U of Calif Extension Media Center
Format: 16mm
Color: Color
Credits: Direction: Clyde B. Smith, William R. Heick; Script, Production Supervisor: Clyde B. Smith; Photography, Editing, Producer: William R. Heick; Narrator: Anthony Ostroff; Anthropological Research and Supervision; Samuel A. Barrett, David W. Peri.
Description: Shows how the acorn from the tan oak, called Chishkale by the Southwestern Pomo, influenced the total way of life of Central California Indians. Points out that the discovery of a technique to remove poisonous tannic acid by leaching the ground meal made it possible for an entire food economy to be based upon the acorn. Reconstructs from oral traditions and memories of present-day Indians the cooking methods and processing techniques used in making acorn bread.
Metadata Source:Representative University Produced Films 1964-1967 (Journal of the University Film Producers Association, Vol.19 No.3/4, 1967)
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