Upper Susquehanna inland region during the early colonial period was visited by the English seldom. Susquehannock likely had occupied the same lands for several hundred years. Captain John Smith of Jamestown met the Susquehannock tribe in the present day Lancaster where they had a formidable village in the lower river valley. Captain Smith was impressed by the Susquehannock brokering trade with French goods. Captain Smith estimated the population of the Susquehannock village to be about 2,000 however Captain Smith never visited the…
Mission Statement: The Métis tribe has many goals and aspirations within their mission. These include promoting and instilling pride in the history and culture of the Métis people, educating members with respect to their legal, political, social and other rights, promoting the participation and representation of the Métis people in key political and economic bodies and organizations, promoting political, legal, social and economic interests and rights of its members, and providing responsible and accountable governance on behalf of the Manitoba Métis community using the constitutional authorities delegated by its members.…
Who were the Timucua? What did they do? Where did they live? These may be some…
The last tribe of the Paleo Indians is the Plano tribe. They live from 10,000-7500 BP. These people had a greater diversity then the Folsom people. They lived in a cool and more moist climate. The Plano tribe had a generalized hunter-gathering with a generalized toolkit. In their toolkit they had projectile points which were long but not fluted. The Plano people not only ate animals but food like sunflower, prickly pear, amaranth, and limber pine. Reading about these people you can start to see that they have more organized hunting methods. Compared to the Folsom people, the Plano Indians had their tribe and techniques more…
The Blackfoot Tribe is a group of Native Americans that lived in the Northern Great Plains. It consisted of four distinct nations, The Siksika, The Blood, The Pikinini, and The Blackfeet Nation. These nations all shared historical and cultural backgrounds, and they fought the same enemies but they were all independent with their leadership. The Siksika, the Blood, and the Pikinini Nations lived in Alberta, Canada and the Blackfeet Nation lived in Montana. Most of the tribes settlements were in Montana, Idaho, and Alberta.…
Food: Seminole men were good hunters. Fish were speared from canoes. They caught otter, raccoon, bobcats, alligator, turtle, and birds. To catch deer, they would burn a patch of grass. When the new grass grew in, the deer came to feast, and the Seminole caught the deer. Villagers planted crops behind their house and on nearby hammocks. They did not weed or fertilize or irrigate. Wild plants mingled with the ones they had planted. The Seminole planted pumpkins, squash, and corn. Corn was the main crop. They used corn to make corn flour, corn bread, corn pancakes, and even a corn soft drink called sofkee. Sofkee is still a popular soft drink among the Seminoles on reservations today. They sweetened their food with sugar cane, and to get the sugar…
The Kickapoo Indians, roughly meaning, “He who moves about, standing now here, now there,” spent centuries of time wandering the land of North America. Algonquin, the language from which the Kickapoo speak, have taken their name from the Algonquin words Kiwegapaw or Kiwigapawa. Today, the recognized tribes are the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma, the traditional Tribe in Texas, the Kansas Kickapoo Tribe, and also, The Mexican Kickapoo Tribe. Their population of 3,000 people in 1759 has grown to be almost 600 more members by the year 1990 in the United States (Malinowski, Sheets 88). It seems, the Kickapoo people were not as well known or respected as other tribes today, and unfortunately, were kicked around by not only the Europeans, but also, other Indian tribes. Although the Kickapoo are a lesser known tribe, their traditional ceremonies and way of life are fascinating.…
What the Penobscot did with their food is not a mystery. Once they had the acorns, they took the tops off and grinded them into edible flour. When they had the berries, they made them into paint, or they ate them. When the Penobscot tribe had the meat, the either cooked it, or traded it. When they had their corn, they used it for medicine, ate it, or traded it off for hide or meat.…
A popular stereotype given to Native Americans is they are all savages and hunt animals in a very animalist way. This is false when it comes to the Pima tribe, or as they call themselves Akimel O’odham meaning “river people”(“Akimel O’odham (Pima)”). The Pima tribe is known for farming and being very peaceful people. They live in the Southern Arizona and Northern Mexico area on two reservations called Gila River and Salt River. This area in which they Pima people live is also the Sonoran Desert. Even though the culture of the Pima people are slowing dying out it is one that will live forever in history (“History and Culture”). The reason they will be remembered is because of their history, housing and clothing, religion, and agriculture.…
The Quileute are a Native American people in western Washington state, in the United States, currently numbering approximately 2000. The Tribe is located in La Push on the shores of the Pacific Ocean. The Quileute Tribe has lived and hunted in this area for thousands of years. Although the village of La Push is only about one-square mile, the tribe’s original territory stretched along the shores of the Pacific from the glaciers of Mount Olympus to the rivers of rain forests.…
Tribal is a word that Wuthnow uses to describe exclusivists, developing a tendency to isolated in the world of their own religion shared with people of their faith (158). Many exclusivists view of other religions is often damning, viewing them as cults, fanatics, and those that many oppress women and children. That the people are “shallow, confused, and lack judgment” (180). Special attachment to the rules and the culture are found (177), but they may have a certain respect for other religions that have a high emphasis on their priorities of actions, sobriety for example (187). Wuthnow puts it succinctly as, “practice follows belief and belief legitimizes practice.” Because of their conviction to believe they have found the only truth they…
The Inuit people have adapted quite well living in the extreme cold of the artic. They live in the artic area of native North America. Commonly called “Eskimo”, their territory extends more than five thousand miles along the Arctic Circle from Russia, Alaska, and northern Canada to Greenland. They are a people who have learned how to use all resources available to them. Their social organization of the family is considered to be that of a “band” (the band can consist of the “nuclear family”, their children and children’s children and sometimes grandparents). Their background can be traced bilaterally (that is, from both parents) (Effland, 2003). There are three specific things that are unique to their existence. These are 1) The role of the Shaman (angakuk), 2) Their ability to use all the resources available to them, and 3) the way they share their food.…
Chapter five of A Tribe Apart discusses ethics and how it’s not a popular topic with kids or teens. The comparison of people to animals really stuck out to Jonathan who thought this comment was small minded. These chapters made it clear with all the eye rolls that students didn’t care about ethics or how important being able to decipher between what is right and what is wrong. By being able to make ethical decisions you are able to make life livable and positive. By throwing out the question what do you value these kids were forced to think in a way that is different than the norm. The answers these students were giving with superficial which led to the thought that these students really didn’t know what they valued. The activity with situations…
The structure of a Native American family is interesting to me, regarding the history of elder-women making decisions based on the property handed down from the women of the families. This followed the matrilineal system, which is still the basis of today’s equal consideration for both men and women of a family. My plan is that my career will remain in the finance industry. I was a resident Tacoma, Washington for a short time, where I had been exposed to many people that were demonstrative about their Native American heritage. At the time, I presumed that the major financial decision making belonged to the men of the family, and directed my business communications as such. A future career move may find my relocating to a region that does…
The Yanomamo tribe is one of the few tribes that are living virtually undisturbed. They inhabit 30,000 square miles, along the borders of Venezuela and Brazil in the remote forest of the Orinoco River basin (The Yanomamo’s live in small villages that usually consist of their extended family, which can range from 50 to 400 people. They all live under the same roof, called a Shabono. A Shabono is a circular communal house that is made of natural materials gathered in the rainforest. They are rebuilt every four to six years. The Yanomami’s diet consists of meat, fish, bananas, and fruits that are gathered. Each family is given a plot of land to garden. Bananas, plantains, sugarcane, mangoes, sweet potatoes, papayas, manioc, and corn are just some of the crops that are grown. The Yanomami’s are one of the last groups of people to practice Polygamy, or when a marriage consists of more than two people. In the Yanomamo culture, a woman is in charge of all the domestic duties, chores, and taking care of the children. Basket weaving is a skill that the women of the tribe have perfected. These baskets are used for carrying and storing food. Yanomamo children are to help their mothers with the day to day activities. At the age of eight, young boys begin to watch over the male members and learn the duties of a man in the Yanomamo community. The language that is spoken is comprised of four main languages, Yanam, Sanumá, Yanomámi and Yanomamö. The Yanomami culture is described as being filled with violence. The Yanomami people have a history of acting violently towards other tribes, and each other. They are known to raid nearby villages, and kidnap women and children. Violence is one of the leading causes of Yanomami death. Most of Yanomamo males die violent deaths in constant conflict between neighboring tribes (Unknown, “Yanomami Indians of Brazil”).…