• The Pomo were made up of 72 tribes.
• Most of the Pomo lived in the Redwood
Forests.
• They lived in Northern California.
• Their original homelands had mountains, hills, and valleys.
• They also lived in small bands.

• The Pomo built their homes from things in their environment.
• Most of the Pomo lived in single family houses.
• To make their houses they used willow poles and tule.
• Their houses were not big, but for the time period they were a good size
.

• Family was important to the Pomo.
• They lived with their grandparents, aunts, and uncles.
• The Pomo made arts and crafts together as a family.
• The men of the family hunted.
• The women of the family gathered food.

• The Pomo made their own clothing.
• Women always wove the clothing from deerskin.
• They used bone needles to sew.
• The women and girls wore shirts and long skirts.
• The men and boys wore breech clothes.

• The Pomo hunted, fished, and gathered food.
• They hunted deer and elk.
• They used bows and arrows to hunt and fish with.
• When they gathered food they used special baskets called seed beater baskets.

• Pomo men made canoes for their crafts.
• The Pomo also made baskets.
• They made a lot of beaded designs.
• They made cooking pots with beads and feathers and used them often.
• The Pomo enjoyed making crafts.