Carson and Jennifer Bates – cooking Acorn in a basket with hot rocks from the fire

Mother and son team Jennifer and Carson Bates (Northern Sierra Mewuk) cooking Nupa (Acorn soup) by placing hot rocks in the porridge in a traditional handwoven basket at the 2nd Annual California Native Ways Festival. 21 June 2021, Berkeley, California. Photo by Austin Stevenot, (Northern Sierra Mewuk)

Mother and son team Jennifer and Carson Bates (Northern Sierra Mewuk) cooking Nupa (Acorn soup) by placing hot rocks in the porridge in a traditional handwoven basket at the 2nd Annual California Native Ways Festival. 21 June 2021, Berkeley, California. Photo by Austin Stevenot, (Northern Sierra Mewuk)