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| Keywords: Most children around Mono Lake and Yosemite of all the chiefs. Captain Jim or Na'a (Father) was the Paiute Chief, who with his family, roamed the northern parts of Yosemite and Hetch Hetchy. Captain Jim and his wife Patsy (He-donee) also had several children who were famous basket makers of Yosemite. Tina Jim-Charlie (We-tonee) and Nellie Jim-Charlie (Besa-Yoona) were both married to Paiute Captain Young Charlie (Suduwee). Some of their baskets along with the descendents of the Sams made the most beautiful baskets that Yosemite-Mono Lake is known for. Photo ( Above) of Captain Jim from the C. Hart Merriam collection, taken Aug. 21, 1901 after he and his group returned from picking acorns in Hetch Hetchy Valley. Captain Jim was a leader of the Bridgeport Paiute people. He was also part of the leadership amongst the Native American Paiutes living along the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada, like Mono Lake and Hetch Hetchy Valley. His group would travel to Hetch Hetchy to gather acorns and other food items. Later on they would travel throughout the Northern Yosemite area and visit the western side of the Sierra. Captain Jim's family is made up of some of the most famous California Indian basket makers throughout the state. His daughters baskets are a major center piece of the basket collection in the Yosemite Indian Museum. Their basketry was well known amongst the Paiute American Indians around Bridgeport and Mono Lake. Captain Jim was also one of the captains of the Yosemite Indian people and has many descendents. Two of his daughters won many awards during the Yosemite Indian Field Days. In fact the majority of the basketry winners were from Mono Lake, Bridgeport, Bishop and other Paiute areas. Most children around Mono Lake and Yosemite of all the chiefs. Captain Jim or Na'a (Father) was the Paiute Chief, who with his family, roamed the northern parts of Yosemite and Hetch Hetchy. Captain Jim and his wife Patsy (He-donee) also had several children who were famous basket makers of Yosemite. Tina Jim-Charlie (We-tonee) and Nellie Jim-Charlie (Besa-Yoona) were both married to Paiute Captain Young Charlie (Suduwee). Some of their baskets along with the descendents of the Sams made the most beautiful baskets that Yosemite-Mono Lake is known for. Photo ( Above) of Captain Jim from the C. Hart Merriam collection, taken Aug. 21, 1901 after he and his group returned from picking acorns in Hetch Hetchy Valley. Captain Jim was a leader of the Bridgeport Paiute people. He was also part of the leadership amongst the Native American Paiutes living along the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada, like Mono Lake and Hetch Hetchy Valley. His group would travel to Hetch Hetchy to gather acorns and other food items. Later on they would travel throughout the Northern Yosemite area and visit the western side of the Sierra. Captain Jim's family is made up of some of the most famous California Indian basket makers throughout the state. His daughters baskets are a major center piece of the basket collection in the Yosemite Indian Museum. Their basketry was well known amongst the Paiute American Indians around Bridgeport and Mono Lake. Captain Jim was also one of the captains of the Yosemite Indian people and has many descendents. Two of his daughters won many awards during the Yosemite Indian Field Days. In fact the majority of the basketry winners were from Mono Lake, Bridgeport, Bishop and other Paiute areas. | ||||
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