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Acorns were an important food
source for Native Americans in
R I
V E R K B L L A F R
this region. Both the Shasta and
B U E B E A R L Z K T A
the Takelma people used
acorns. Black Oak acorns were
C L R M S O K D A N T T
preferred, but they also ate
acorns from White Oak. The
S A V A N N A H A C A R
acorns were collected, shelled,
R W W N P R I
T H E K O
and ground into flour using a
mortar and pestle. Acorns contain
U D H A C O R N L L E M
tanic acid, which is very bitter
and can make you sick if you eat
O I
I
G Q O R T D Y L U
it. To get rid of the tanic acid,
L C T E P A S R C I
M N
they processed the flour by
rinsing it in river water. The
F A E M J E T O I
P A O
flour would be dried and stored
for winter use or they boiled it
D C I
V P F L S D D P N
in a basket and ate it as
D I
W U M L I
U A O G C
porridge. They also used the
flour to make bread. The
A N S S E C O R P H O E
Native Americans used fire to
manage their acorn production.
E A I
C B A S K E T S F
By setting fire to the oak
R T T R E T N I
W Y U E
savannah, they decreased bug
populations and provided more
B I
I
U G E S N I
R W I
space for the oak trees to grow.
ACORN
BASKET
BLACK
Mortar and Pestle
BREAD
COLLECT
OAK
FALL
PESTLE
FIRE
PORRIDGE
FLOUR
PROCESS
FOOD
RINSE
GRIND
RIVER
IMPORTANT
SHASTA
TANIC ACID
INDIAN
SAVANNAH
WHITE
MANAGE
TAKELMA
WINTER

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