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[Don Bowen KI6DIU <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>]

At 10/25/2007, you wrote:
> I understand.  But, were the mission Indians truly native to the area as
> permanent residents, or were they rounded up by the missionaries and
> then shoved aside?  Europeans move to a place and stay, and I can
> imagine that they wouldn't like natives moving in, even seasonally to
> hunt or fish.  Likewise, I doubt the natives liked having their culture
> eroded.

The natives here were mostly semi nomadic but within carefully described 
and rather small boundaries with movement proscribed by seasonal food 
supplies.  Some were in more or less permanent settlements in areas where 
water and food were available for most of the year.  Many maintained farms.

There is sufficient surface water and springs to support a significant but 
small population here.  With dams and water control the maximum population 
that can be supported is about 5% of the current 2 million 
population.  Surface water and springs can support about half that.



Don Bowen              Awl Knotted Up                       KI6DIU
http://www.braingarage.com