The Unungan People Case Study
Case 2: The Unangan People
The Unangan people mainly engaged in cod fishing in the islands of Alaska. Fishing formed their main economic activity which they enjoyed with no disruptions until the invasion of the Russian missionaries who contributed to the killing of most of them before handing them over to the Americans through the selling of Alaska to the American administration (Sutton, 2011). The Unungan people believed in order and their political; orientation allowed for respect to family headmen from whom the headmen from the most powerful family headed a village. The administrative order of villages was highly embraced and even during periods of migration in the summer, nobody was allowed to breach the village territorial boundaries (Sutton,
2011).
The roles of both men and women in the Unungan culture were taught right from childhood as both boys and girls were taught their roles in the society. Menstruating women were secluded and required to adhere to some special diet, especially those experiencing the menstrual periods for the first time (Sutton, 2011). The men in the Unungan culture developed Canoes as a show of their technological expertise in addition to making snow shoes to help enhance movement during winter periods.
The Unungan culture differed from those of other people because when they believed in man being created to create order in the universe in addition to originating from two hairy creatures that fell on earth from the skies, the Russians believed in Christianity (Sutton, 2011). The Unungan community also believed in only cod fishing as a source of livelihood and an economic activity while other forms of fishing existed as well as other forms of economic activities among various communities. In the modern settings, the Unungan people have settled across the United States and adopted other forms of lifestyles in the modern world. They are scattered across various towns in the US and received compensation for the mistreatment they suffered in the hands of the American soldiers during the World War.
The Unangan people mainly engaged in cod fishing in the islands of Alaska. Fishing formed their main economic activity which they enjoyed with no disruptions until the invasion of the Russian missionaries who contributed to the killing of most of them before handing them over to the Americans through the selling of Alaska to the American administration (Sutton, 2011). The Unungan people believed in order and their political; orientation allowed for respect to family headmen from whom the headmen from the most powerful family headed a village. The administrative order of villages was highly embraced and even during periods of migration in the summer, nobody was allowed to breach the village territorial boundaries (Sutton,
2011).
The roles of both men and women in the Unungan culture were taught right from childhood as both boys and girls were taught their roles in the society. Menstruating women were secluded and required to adhere to some special diet, especially those experiencing the menstrual periods for the first time (Sutton, 2011). The men in the Unungan culture developed Canoes as a show of their technological expertise in addition to making snow shoes to help enhance movement during winter periods.
The Unungan culture differed from those of other people because when they believed in man being created to create order in the universe in addition to originating from two hairy creatures that fell on earth from the skies, the Russians believed in Christianity (Sutton, 2011). The Unungan community also believed in only cod fishing as a source of livelihood and an economic activity while other forms of fishing existed as well as other forms of economic activities among various communities. In the modern settings, the Unungan people have settled across the United States and adopted other forms of lifestyles in the modern world. They are scattered across various towns in the US and received compensation for the mistreatment they suffered in the hands of the American soldiers during the World War.