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    I have chosen to write about the San Tribe because their ways are very intriguing to me. The San or also known as the “Bushman”‚ are located in the Kalahari Desert. These tribes have lived in this area for around four thousand years. They have a diet of primarily nuts‚ fruits‚ melons‚ and berries. Since their women gather about eighty per-cent of the food for their unit there is more of these fruits and other things than there is meat. Their men gather meat about once or twice a week and accountable

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    Native Americans (Cahuilla Tribe) and the Hispanics. According to the former Mayor of Palm Springs Frank Bogert the” Cahuilla tribe lived by the sparkling waters of Palm Springs as well as hot springs‚ and the tree lined canyons for over a thousand over years.” The Cahuilla tribe lived by growing food and making clothes as well as medicine. They made bows and arrows as well as used sticks to hunt deer‚ bighorn‚ rabbits‚ and other animals of similar size. The Cahuilla tribe as well as the Cahuilla

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    Iroquois tribe are an indigenous group‚ which was made up of Six Nations in the eighteenth century‚ but is now known as the Five Nations. The Five Nations are Mohawks‚ Oneidas‚ Onondagas‚ Cayugas‚ |Senecas‚ who are presently living in New York State and southern Quebec and Ontario. The Iroquois called themselves‚ Haudenosaunee‚ which means people of the longhouse. Most families in the tribe are related through the female line. The Iroquois didn’t travel from place to place for food‚ very often

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    Ritual is defined as a prescribed formal behavior for occasions not given over technological routine‚ having reference to beliefs in mystical beings or powers (Turner‚ 1962‚ p.19). One of my family rituals in my culture is soul calling and string-tying known in the Hmong culture as Hu Plig Khi Tes. This ritual is originated with my family by passed down from one generation to another throughout many generations. It is a health-like ritual often performed for a family member who is recovering for

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    archaeologists on larger ritual patterns‚ faunal remains can also illustrate how social hierarchy plays a role in Maya ritual. The fact that Maya society was highly stratified has been well documented. Many archaeologists have argued that the Maya elite had more access to animal meat than the rest of Mayan society (Emery 2003; 2004; Hamblin 1984; Masson 1999). This has led to several arguments on how the presence of certain animals such as stingray spines might indicate elite rituals (Haines et al 2008;

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    Rituals and Festivals DBQ

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    Name _______________________________________ Class ____________________________ Date _______________ The New Republic CHAPTER 1 Guided Reading Strategies 1.4 READING THE SECTION As you read the section‚ use your RHS note-taking skills to Remove unnecessary words and keep the key information you need to Hold onto list two or three key points about each of the people identified below. Then‚ Substitute your own words. I. Government & Party Politics: Write 2 key facts for each… A.

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    however‚ many tribes contributed much more history than most people know. The Passamaquoddy and Wampanoag tribes are two groups who have ancestors dating back to way before Columbus’ time. Both tribes are located in the north east. The Passamaquoddy live further north‚ in Maine‚ and the Wampanoag reside in Massachusetts‚ an area that today is called‚ Martha’s Vineyard. Both groups have a strong community and presence in their regions still to this day. The Passamaquoddy and Wampanoag Tribes each have

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    Navajo Tribe I choose the Navajo culture because when I was twelve I had a friend that was Navajo. She taught me a lot about her culture‚ and what it was all about. So‚ I thought doing the Navajo culture would be a perfect topic for me to research because of my personal connection to my friends life. This tribe of the Native Americans is the largest one in the United States to this day. Doing the research has taught me a lot more of the nature of the culture and the beliefs. That their culture

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    recently witnessed a Wiccan Mabon ritual on September 22nd 2012. This ritual was the celebration of the change from summer to fall. It took place in Colorado Springs‚ on the outskirts of town. We were outdoors‚ in a small grove of trees. It was a clear sky with the First Quarter moon beginning to rise over the horizon. The breeze was cool but not cold yet and slowly people started to drift into the clearing. My friend Tiff (name has been changed) was the leader of the ritual. Everyone was wearing dark blue

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    Sara 5-3-12 Spanish 6th Hour The Araras: The Tribe Time Forgot The Araras were a tribe located in Brazil in South America. There is very little is known about this tribe. They live a very different life style. They are a tribe that had to work for everything they have‚ including things just to survive. The movie we watched in class on the Araras gave me a very good idea of how they live and what they believe and live for as a tribe. The Araras have little contact with FUNAI which stands

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