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THE CALIFORNIA EARTH LODGE
This site documents the construction of a California earth lodge inspired by Native
American dwellings of the region. The structural plan of this lodge was based upon:
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Information and pictures from "Indian Tales" by Jaime de
Angulo |
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A description by Ishi in the book, "Ishi in Two Worlds"
by Theodora Kroeber |
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Information from the Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology, UC Berkeley |
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As a reference for building other lodges, these notes were then primarily based upon
the experience we gained building the 20 foot lodge. This was done in April, 1971
at Dutch Flat, California in the Sierras by a group of Berkeley High School students.
The trip and the work was intended to enhance the sense of community of the group.
The scope of the these notes is very limited. The group was idealistic and respectful
about what came before, but in no position to attain any kind of authenticity. What
you'll learn is what a practical-minded modern group needed and studied and managed
to do.
We were suiting unusual conditions: to build a dwelling we would love that we had
to hide and leave on completion and could only visit periodically. We followed the
sketchy guides we had so as not to reinvent the wheel. There may be many parallels
between the original way and how we went at it.
Notes by Don Cochrane, leader of the Dutch Flat project (with Steven
Soltar). Fleshed out from 1971 notes, Dec. 1986 to Jan. 1987. The text was revised
in the spring of 2002.
The Dutch Flat trip was an activity of Project Community, Berkeley, California, Dr.
William Soskin, Director. Project Community was sponsored by UC Berkeley's Dept.
of Psychology; funded by the Ford Foundation and the National Institute of Mental
Health.

Copyright 2002, Don Cochrane
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