Pine Nuts the Movie (Paiute, Shoshone & Washo pine nut harvesting and preparation)

It is good the Paiute, Shoshone and Washoe people have conserved this legacy inherited by the Grandfathers,....sadly so much knowledge has been lost due to contact with the whiteman, it is good to know this,...i might add there must be different species of pinyon pines, these were mentioned as soft, thin-shelled nuts, whereas the pine nuts found here on the cnetral plateau have very hard shells, needin' a hammer to break 'em open. Thumbs up to ya Ahwahneechee and tlaskamati for sharin'!! =)

This film depicts members of the Paiute tribe preparing the nut of the pinon tree in a manner used by Indians since pre-Columbian times. The film was planned and supervised by A. L. Kroeber, University of California professor emeritus of anthropology, and S. A. Barrett, project director of the American Indian films, with financial support from the National Science Foundation. This was filmed sometime before 1962. As this information was from a book written at that time.

I recently visited my grandparents who live in North Western Nevada (Fernly). I began to notice i was running into a lot of Native's and felt really proud to be there! I'm half Apache and many of the Native there around North West Nevada are Paiute & Washoe! So i asked my grandpa if there's anywhere i can go learn about this tribe and he took me to the famous Pyramid Lake!!! It was beautiful. Snow capped mountains and hill tops, blue water. Time stands still there. Native Nation!!!

We have Digger pines in our area and lots of pine nuts. They have a very hard shell and this was very informative as to how to shell them.

Leaving the pine cones in the sun seems a lot easier than trying to smash them out.

pine-milk!!

Ha. Gaaaaaayyyyyyyy

For all my friends, Torta de Nana is one of my favorite desserts when traveling in Italy. Pine nuts are sweet and tasty and enhance this simple cake to make it scrumptious. For my bird loving friends, this history video reminds us why pine nuts are costly. How many of your flock will do about anything for a pine nut? At my house, the Hys and other macaws, Rose-breasted cockatoos, and Greys savor every little piece. Dakota , my Vasa, adores them, so I hide them all around her cage in foraging toys. She spends from 30-45 minutes every day seeking them out. 

NOT ROB, USING HIS COMP. I'M HOLLY.  GREAT FILM!! I'M INTERESTED IN SUVIVAL TEC.  THIS FALL I WILL TRY MY HAND AT HARVESTING PINE NUTS & ACORN. MUCH RESPECT 2 NATIVE AMERICANS.

Thanks for the video. Why not just just the nuts themselves, instead of grounding and mixing with water?

Coooooooooooooooooooooool!!!!!!!!😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

Great job , I’m Montagnard indigenous respect you culture.

I lived in Winnemucca in the 50s. We often gathered Pine nuts. Good stuff, good video.I miss living in Nevada, the best state in the Union ( minus Reno and Las Vegas)

I have never seen that done b4...we just pick the pinions during the fall/winter and cook them in their shells and eat them till their gone😛👍💜💙💚💛

commercial pickers will be banned, like SPORT bear hunting! ✊🙏🙏

Nice video. My father in law lives in Las Vegas, we’re planning on visiting him in September and taking the 45 minute drive to harvest pine nuts. Looking forward to making a beautiful pesto

I'm reading Sarah Winnemuccas book right now

also the wild rose bushes leave the rose hip center berry....when you see those , usually they are ready to harvest

My mom is Shoshone and grew up with her grandparents and did this every year. They used canvas or burlap type bags. She was only 5 years old, so she doesn't remember much. Her grandpa also used the pine cone hook stick.

Did my first pinon harvest this year. This video is a great source of info and inspiration. Thank you!

They toasted and ground the hulls aswell

Such an awesome video. I see the the connection between the native people from North America and Meso America. For example in Mexico we have "metates" also known as molcajetes.
Lastly, I still can't believe the U.S government built a tunnel in Cave Rock in Lake Tahoe knowing that it was sacred to the Washoe people. So sad.

Greetings from the Chumash native American Nations California

Too much work I rather just pick them wash & dry then lightly roast & eat...Mmmm🌹💫🌹👍👍

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Seems like it took more calories to make than it gave.

Fascinating, but so much work.

chxtx' sikey'

Very educational.

it's funny how these old shows teach us more than now,