Paiute, Prospectors, Pioneers
Early History of the Owens Valley
For more than ten thousand years people have lived in the Eastern Sierra. But the faint traces of their lives left upon the land leave many questions unanswered. Your listening to native Paiute music featuring three traditional instruments clapper, flute and rattle. Over the generations, Paiute and Shoshone storytellers have handed down stories helping to give insight into the lives the people who lived here in Owens Valley before the settlers came to the region. Click on Extras for Native Voices and other extra content!
Eastern Sierra Institute for Collaborative Education
Post Office Box 454 Bishop, CA 93515
Phone: 760-873-9855
Email: info@esice.org
