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Maidu
[ mahy-doo ]
noun
, plural Mai·dus, (especially collectively) Mai·du
- a member of a tribe of North American Indians of northeastern California.
- the Penutian language of the Maidu.
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Kodoyanpe, the Maidu creator, discovered the world along with Coyote, and with his aid rendered it habitable for mankind.
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Among the Yuki his power, as that of the rattlesnake, was associated with the sun; among the Maidu with the thunder.
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The mythology of the several Maidu divisions is much more uniform than their religious practices.
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It is clear that the mythology of the Maidu is distinctive and much less under Wintun influence than their ceremonies.
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At some of these ceremonies images representing the dead, and recalling those of the Maidu far to the north, were burned.
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