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The Wassama Round House State Historic Park is in the
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foothills, in Madera County of central
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Californian Native Americans

The park and Round House is used by local Native Americans as a ceremonial meeting place. Gathering Day, held the third Saturday of October, includes demonstrations of dancing, crafts and basket weaving. The Wassama Roundhouse is a reconstruction built in 1985 upon the location of four previous such houses. Originally dating prior to the 1860s, the roundhouses served as the focal point of spiritual and ceremonial life for many Native Californians. In 1903, the third roundhouse was built using portions of the center pole from the two earlier houses. It is
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Access

Wassama Round House State Historic Park is off
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, five miles northwest of
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. The park features special events and tours.


Proposed for closure

The park was one of the 48
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proposed for closure in January 2008 by California's Governor
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as part of a deficit reduction program.CBS5.com: List Of Calif. Parks To Close In Budget Proposal
/ref> The Wassama Round House State Historic Park remains open.


See also

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Miwok The Miwok (also spelled Miwuk, Mi-Wuk, or Me-Wuk) are members of four linguistically related Native American groups indigenous to what is now Northern California, who traditionally spoke one of the Miwok languages in the Utian family. The word ...
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Mono people The Mono ( ) are a Native American people who traditionally live in the central Sierra Nevada, the Eastern Sierra (generally south of Bridgeport), the Mono Basin, and adjacent areas of the Great Basin. The Eastern mono is often grouped under t ...
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Indigenous peoples of California The indigenous peoples of California (known as Native Californians) are the indigenous inhabitants who have lived or currently live in the geographic area within the current boundaries of California before and after the arrival of Europeans. ...


References


External links


Official Wassama Round House State Historic Park website
{{Protected areas of California, SP California State Historic Parks Museums in Madera County, California Native American history of California Parks in Madera County, California California Historical Landmarks Protected areas of the Sierra Nevada (United States)