Who were the Timucua? What did they do? Where did they live? These may be some…
Journal Entry 184 We are about 6 months in the expedition and we are preparing for our first winter in the new territory. We spent it at a place called Fort Mandan with the Mandan and Hidatsa Indians. There, we met a girl who knew the terrain better than anyone on the Corps. We learn that she is pregnant but the Corps. Of Discovery…
But understanding the original marital patterns of the Tiwi was very important to how the social, political and economic system of the Tiwi worked. Traditional culture mandated that all women be married, this belief was more extreme than the tribes of the mainland. Mainland tribe believed marriage was expected but not necessarily required and not set for the baby girl before birth. The Tiwi believed that there was no such thing as an unmarried female they don’t even have a word in their language to describe the concept of an unmarried female. Since, they believe that the woman gets pregnant because a spirit enters her body and a man really doesn’t play a part in the actual conception of the baby they took it a step further. By betrothing every female even before birth-every child would be assured a father. Also, after a woman has been married and her husband dies she has to sit at his gravesite until she is married…
assists the principal chief and secretary of state with all day to day operation of the…
The Anasazi Indians were a very interesting tribe. The word "Anasazi" is a Navajo word meaning "Ancient Ones." The Anasazis, also known as "Cliffdwellers", were a very artistic tribe. They were from the American Southwest and lived in caves in cliff walls.…
Ethnomusicology is an extension of Anthropology that studies and examines the cultural aspects of music. It is able to relate society to its culture, as well as identifying the significance and situations of the time. This can include studying how the music of a culture has evolved or changed under the influence of tradition, era, location, events in history, religion, and other cultures. Ethnomusicology is one of the many ways to evaluate how people interact with each other and their environment to create a musical culture that sets them apart from others.…
The Northwest Coastal Indians, Kwakiutl, lived in what is now Alaska along the Pacific Ocean down the coast to Northern California. The environment was very diverse and often extreme which included a rugged strip of land with small islands, deep inlets, inland rivers and lakes, deep fjords, and wide and narrow beaches. Mountains rise to the shore in many places. Spruce, cedar, and fir forests dominated the area supplying endless amounts of wood. All the people lived near the water and relied heavily on the water for survival. Temperatures were moderate, which allowed the people to fish all year. There was access to the Pacific Ocean for fishing and collecting food like clams and shellfish. Salmon was the most important food.…
This isn’t a specific social issue, but rather an entire community that is of importance to me. I have worked with members of the Tohono O’odham Nation (a Native American Tribe here in Southern Arizona); this community struggles with multiple issues from Diabetes to domestic violence. This community and the issues they struggle with are important to me because I do not feel that they are properly represented by the larger Southwestern community, nor do I feel that their struggles are adequately addressed. Currently, there is only one non-tribal agency on the Nation that can provide services to members still living on the Nation. Other agencies within Tucson may have Native American clients enrolled with them, but these are clients that are living in Tucson or the surrounding areas. Not many agencies are willing to travel out onto the…
The Cherokee tribe splits up into three different tribes; Cherokee Nation, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Cherokee was one of the first, if not the first non-European ethnic group to become US citizens. This is one of the largest groups with an estimated population of 25,000 members. It is the largest of all of the Southern tribes. The Cherokee Nation had approximately 135,000 of land in North America. Eventually it extended from the Ohio River in the north to what is the state of Alabama to the South today.…
“E ola mau ka olelo Hawai’i” (long live the language of Hawai’i) is the motto for all children and teachers who are associated with the Punanaleo and Kulakaiapuni Hawaiian Language Immersion Schools throughout the state of Hawaii. Growth and success of this program can be traced to the same success in other countries in preserving their native languages which at one time were almost extinct much like here with the Native Hawaiian Language. The culture began to revive its ancient practices and now grows to blend with contemporary times. There is a concern that this program will not benefit all children because some of them will have difficulty adjusting to two ways of teaching at the same time. However, Immersion schools continue to be of great demand and spread across the state. Hawai’i should definitely support the spread of immersion language schools to provide more opportunities for the students to learn and preserve the language and culture of Hawai’i.…
one of the more quiet tribes was the arikara(uh-RIH-kuh-rah) tribe. the arikara trie used to hold around 30,000 arikara and than was left with 2,000 after smallpox. they lived in relatively simple homes and their lives were also relatively simple. ttheir dress, what anyone could expect. although simple the arikara were very complex in some sort.…
There are many different nations and tribes of Native Americans in the history of the United States. They all settled somewhere in what are the lower forty-eight states and Canada as well as Mexico. They made the best with what they had. The Haudenosaunee are just one of those many nations of people. They are also known as the Iroquois people.…
Many Native Americans Died in new england of a European diseases from 1500's to 1600's. After each hardship occurred several neighboring tribes decided to merge together, making their identities very indistinct, even within the indian oral history. However the Abenaki tribe, to avoid the reoccurring hardship moved to Canada, which in fact gave them their name the " Canadian Indians" but they are originally natives to New England. Although the Abenaki strategies to survival was to merge with others and to momentarily cover up their existence resulted in the tribe not able to receive federal recognition it ultimately ensured their people survival.…
The Ojibwe Indians, also known as the Chippewa indians, are located all around the great lakes. They are the second largest indian population in Canada and the fourth largest indian population in the united states. The Ojibwe speak the language Anishinaabe, part of the algonquian linguistic group, which is still widely spoken today by elders. Anishinaabe has a somewhat developed form of pictorial writing system; most of which was recorded on birch bark scrolls and on rock. The use of petroforms, petroglyphs, and pictographs were common. Ojibwe Indians live in small villages consisting of 40-80 people, all of which are either related by blood, marriage, or kinship ties.…
As the White settlement expand west, the Cherokees were threatened that their land will 8be taken away from them. To the Cherokees, the land has been passed down from their forefathers. If Cherokees leave their territory it would means that they would have to get use to a new environment, and leave where their ancestors have lived there for years since anyone can remember. However, if they stay and resist, they might be forced to follow the rules of the…