Fascinating Facts • California has the highest present-day American Indian population of any of the fifty states • Some American Indian mothers carried infants in a cradleboard, a lace-up bag made of animal skin on a wooden frame • Corn, beans, and squash were important foods to the American Indians The Iroquois called them the “three sisters.” by Stephanie Sigue Genre Nonfiction Comprehension Skill Summarize Text Features • Sidebars • Captions Scott Foresman Social Studies ISBN 0-328-14886-5 ì