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Heffner, Kathy 1983 Ethnohistoric Study of the Trinity Summit, Humboldt County, . Eureka, Ca.: Six Rivers National Forest. 67 pp. Review and evaluation of the significance of the primary Hupa spiritual area using both ethnographic literature and interviews. Recommends inclusion of the area in the National Register of Historic Places as the De-No-To Cultural District. 1984 "Following the Smoke': Contemporary Plant Procurement by the Indians of Northwest California. Eureka, Ca.: Six Rivers National Forest. 94 pp. Discussion of gathering based on both ethnographic literature but more importantly on interview data collected over a ten year period from approximately 100 people. Identifies four categories of gathering: subsistence, native arts, ceremonial and shamanistic. Includes generalized maps of gathering locations, tables of plants gathered and their uses, drawings of 35 plants gathered and conclusions as to the role of gathering in contemporary Indian life and culture. Excellent update to the standard ethnobotanical works. Heizer, Robert F. 1950 An Unusual Steatite Slab From Northwestern California. American Antiquity 15(3):252-254. The slab was gathered by Stuart from Tsapekw. Although the function is unknown, Kroeber suggested to Heizer that it might be a time telling device related to the Hupa calendar stone. 1951 A Prehistoric Ceremonial Site (Hum-174). University of CaliforniaArchaeological Survey Reports 11:1-4. Infers that the site, an offshore rock near Patrick's Point where about 1,000 sea lion skulls were found, functioned as a ritual disposal site. 1953 Sacred Rain-Rocks of Northern California. University of California Archaeological Survey Reports 20:33-38. Review of the ethnographic literature for any mention of rain making. Notes instances for Hupa, and , but focuses on the Shasta Gottville boulder. 1957 An Unusual Antler Zooform Club from Northwestern California. University of CaliforniaArchaeological Survey Reports 38:17-18. Describes an elk antler club from Gunther Island which is distinctive in that it is a copy of an old form in a new material, a practice rare in California.

1970 An Anthropological Expedition of 1913, or, Get It Through Your Head, or, Yours for the Revolution: Correspondence between A. L. Kroeber and L. L. Loud, July 12, 1913-October 31, 1913. Berkeley: University of California Archaeological Research Facility. 39 pp. Correspondence while Loud was doing field work on the .

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