Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Meet cultural demonstrator Ben Cunningham Summerfield (Mountain Maidu and Turtle Mountain Chippewa) from the Indian Cultural Program in Yosemite National Park. Learn about making an arrow point out of obsidian. Obsidian was a popular trade item coming from tribes in the eastern Sierra Nevada.

For an audio described version go to: youtu.be/IyDYRaomQRk.

This video was made possible through the generosity of Yosemite Conservancy donors, including the Berg family.