... was a necessity, as the Indians fished large quantities in the fall and dried them for the winter. Once abundant in the Sacramento Valley, the salmon population diminished due to water pollution. They were pushed farther and farther up rivers in order to catch scant amounts of trout. Hungry and poor, some Indians had no choice but to become laborers under white ... a race been more vilified and misunderstood than the Californian Indians. America's quest for westward movement posed challenges of life on the frontier. From the first glimmers of gold from the ground, a dream germinated in ...

• Word Count: 2802
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

... was a necessity, as the Indians fished large quantities in the fall and dried them for the winter. Once abundant in the Sacramento Valley, the salmon population diminished due to water pollution. They were pushed farther and farther up rivers in order to catch scant amounts of trout. Hungry and poor, some Indians had no choice but to become laborers under white ... a race been more vilified and misunderstood than the Californian Indians. America's quest for westward movement posed challenges of life on the frontier. From the first glimmers of gold from the ground, a dream germinated in ...

• Word Count: 2802
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School