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In April, Mrs. DeSchryver's and Mrs. Custodio's third grade classes from Pine Grove Elementary School went on a fieldtrip to Chaw'se Indian Grinding Rock State Park and Museum. The third grade had been studying the Miwok Native American history and its relationship to Pine Grove and Amador County. Marcus Peters, from Stockton, came and acted as docent for the classes. His descriptions and explanations of California Native American culture helped to make the fieldtrip a more enriching one for the students.

This is a statue of a Miwok Chief. Marcus is talking to us about Native Americans. -Beatrice He is standing on the floor drum that the Miwoks used in the Roundhouse. - Steven

This is Marcus Peters showing us the This is the smoke hole in the Roundhouse. In Roundhouse. - Kari the old days this was the way in. - Julie

Jon and Ryan are walking out of the Roundhouse. This is where the Native Americans The Roundhouse was like a church to the Miwok. would dance when someone was sick. If a leader died they would burn the Roundhouse -Ashley down. -Ryan

The Roundhouse. Chris, Jason and I In this picture we are walking out of the liked the Roundhouse the best because Roundhouse. Marcus told us two Native we learned the Roundhouse was held American legends. Beatrice, Julie Natalie, and I - together by grapevines. -Ronnie are in the picture. - Erin

There are over 1,000 holes on the grinding rocks. Here is Marcus Peters and some Pine Grove Students. Marcus is telling us about how the grinding rock is so ancient. - Jason & Jon

This is the acorn granary. It is where the We are at the bark houses and the granary. Indians stored their acorns. - Natalie granary. - Jon P.

This is inside of the Chaw-Se Museum. The Marcus is holding a boy doll in his left hand. items that are on the table are Miwok tools It is made of soap root and cedar bark. and toys. - Raquel He has a doll cradle board and rabbit skin in his right. The Miwok sometimes hung their babies in cradle boards in the trees and the wind through the tree brances would rock the babies. -Jake

The deer hooves were used as rattles Marcus showed us things that Native by Native Americans during a dance. Americans used long ago, like this flicker trap. -Jake -Melissa