Native Americans

Seclusion, account:
Original text:There are not many accounts describing the California Indian’s retreat.Nor details about how they drifted off into quiet obscurity,dispersed,hiding and in seclusion.
Means:to remove to separate from the connections and dealings between persons or groups,to be isolated from other people and any other surroundings.
ONE MORE ITEM I would like to mention is the word “account” here.Here this word has nothing to do with BANK.It means one’s contention,a statement explaining one’s conduct.

aegis:
OT::The Hispanic era had been a demographic disaster for California Indians,but the years of the gold rush under the aegis of the United States turned out to cause even worse problems for the Indians.
M: Originally means a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena,here in the text means the PROTECTION.It suggests that the Gold Rush and people’s crazy actions and behaviors are permitted and under the protection of the administration of the US.

deluge:
OT:The invasion and deluge of white barbarians that arrived with the lust for gold were to the Indian as the Huns were to the Roman Empire.
M:Originally means the overflowing of the land by water.Here in the text means white barbarians invaded into California have overwhelming amount of numbers,just like the overflowing water.

Reservation:
OT:A TRIBE OR BAND,sometimes called a Colony,was made up for a group of people residing in a particular reservation,rancheria,or community.
M:Here in the text this word has nothing to do with reserving something or not totally agreeing with one contention.It means the tract set aside by the public,just like the Indian tribe or band.

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perilously:
It means very dangerous, risky.

scaffolding:
scaffolding means support and frame.

romanticizes:
It means that make something romantic.

segregation:
keep people apart, usually people of different sexes,races,or religions.

padres:
Christian priest.

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rugged:
Full of ups and downs. In the text, this word was used to describe the landscape of California.
This words can describe one's character, too.
Example→"rugged person" means the man who is stubborn.

bulrush:
In the text there was a word "bullrush". However, I suppose this is a misprint.
Bulrush is collect, and this is a kind of papyrus. Native Americans used their twigs to remove the tannic acid from acorns.

clapper sticks:
Sticks that can make the sound of clapping.
A movie director often uses the board that can make the sound like clapping when he wants to make a sign of "Shoot a film".
This board is called "clapper board".

pestle:
A stick used to mash something.

soreness:
Pain that last for long time.
In the text, a beaded wing was used to brush away the SORENESS of the joint.

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sinew:
The original meaning is that a strong band of tissue in the body that join a muscle to a bone.
However, in the paragraph,it may mean something that bond two blocks of wood together.

legion:
The original meaning is that a large group of army or a large group of people of one particular type.
Yet, in this paragraph,it means that the stories about Coyote has many version or high quantity.

dupe:
it means that someone trick or cheat other people

sacred:
it means that something is very important and treated with great respect

reverence:
A feeling of great respect or admiration for somebody/something

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