In winter, the Konkow settled in widely dispersed patterns along river canyons, usually on ridges high above rivers and generally on small flats on the crest of the ridge, or half way down the canyon side. A village-community owned and defended a known territory, which served as a communal hunting and fishing ground. Some villages were located strategically atop isolated knolls in consideration of attack and defense. The Konkow followed an annual gathering cycle that made it necessary for them to leave their winter settlements on the river ridges. In the summer, they traveled into the mountains to hunt. In the spring, they ventured into the valley areas to collect grass seeds (Riddell 1978).
The Konkow economy was a mixture of hunting, fishing,
The Konkow economy was a mixture of hunting, fishing,