Powhatan The Powhatan (also spelled Powatan and Powhaten)‚ is the name of a Virginia Indian[1] tribe. It is also the name of a powerful group of tribes which they dominated. It is estimated that there were about 14‚000-21‚000 of these native Powhatan people in eastern Virginia when the English settled Jamestown in 1607.[2] They were also known as Virginia Algonquians‚ as they spoke an eastern-Algonquian language known as Powhatan. In the late 16th and early 17th centuries‚ a mamanatowick (paramount
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village and tribe had a government led by a chief. The chief made decisions on matters such as food storage‚ celebrations‚ building‚ and farm planning. The chief’s position was sometimes inherited. Other times‚ though‚ he was chosen for his wisdom and experience. He had advisors and council elders to help him. A war chief took care of military matters. All people could give their opinions on major decisions. Florida Seminole reservations today are run by elected tribal councils. The Seminole Tribe of Florida
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takes its name from this famous tribe. The Kansa people were closely related to the Omaha‚ Osage‚ Quapah and Ponca tribes. Clothing The men of (unknown‚ kansa people‚ n.d.)The tribe wore a variety of clothes including a red or blue breechcloth with a belt‚ and deerskin leggings‚ and sometimes a blanket robe over the upper part of the body‚ often trimmed with fur. Buffalo hides were also worn as cloaks and moccasins were worn during the winter. The men of the Kansa tribe wore Roach headdresses that
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The Mohawk Nation is a Native American tribe of the New York area. They were a sedentary tribe who practiced agriculture in the harsh northeast climate. The primary crops were corn‚ squash‚ and beans. The Mohawk were skilled trappers who took advantage of this skill when the Europeans arrived in their area. The tribes worked with other tribes to achieve better relations with other Native Americans and Europeans. This included a constitution and treaties with Americans and Canadians. The modern day
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In the case of the Makah Tribe‚ I do not think it is appropriate for nonmembers of the tribe to evaluate the morality of the whale hunt. Many indigenous people from around the world hold true to the old ways in an attempt to keep their history alive. This is but one of those traditions. When searching for information about the Makah‚ I found that they do have a long tradition of whale hunting. Realizing that it was up to them to protect their people‚ land‚ and fishing tradition‚ the Makah forefathers
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they needed. The Cheyenne tribe were considered equestrian foragers‚ concentrating on hunting large animals‚ primarily buffalo (O’Neil). They lived in the Great Plains in what is now South Dakota‚ Wyoming‚ Nebraska‚ Colorado‚ and Kansas (Englar 6). Today‚ the Cheyenne are split into two groups. The Northern Cheyenne live in Montana and the Southern Cheyenne live in Oklahoma. They consider themselves one people (Englar 6). As past equestrian foragers‚ the Cheyenne tribe had an interesting way of expressing
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These are some amazing facts bout the Cayuga tribe. Cayuga people lived a long time ago‚ now guess what there land is called. Main point #1: Where they live‚ Clothing‚ and Ceremonies.Main point #2: What they celebrate‚ Their believes‚ and Ceremonies. Main point #3: Fun Facts‚ Do they carry their tradition‚ and Celebrations. Cayuga tribe live in what is now called New York. Some were forced to migrate to Wiscons‚ Oklahoma‚ Ontario‚ and Canida. Cayuga girls wore wraparound skirts with shorter
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The Maasai tribe is located in East Africa and live in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They cover around 160‚000 square kilometers of land along the Great Rift Valley. They have a population of roughly a half million people (The Maasai People). The tribe is considered as pastoralists because their existence is dependent upon the care of domesticated animals (Scupin 176). They are a nomadic group and travel between seasonal grazing areas and watering points. During the wet seasons‚ they travel
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The Navajo were one of the great Southwestern Native American tribes. Their history‚ culture‚ and art and tradition will be discussed. The people who were going to become the Navajo tribe settled in what would be the mountains of New Mexico in or around the 1600’s. Prior to that time the area was the home of the Anasazi (The Ancient Ones.) The Anasazi had lived there for approximately 1200 years but‚ for unexplained reasons‚ they abandoned their highly developed dwellings and moved westward and
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Katherine Hoffman EWP Bamana Tribe The Bamana people have many different types of art. As you can see they made masks and sculptures all for very many reasons. Sometimes they make it for ceremonies and sometimes they would create it for their religion. They are the Bamana and they make Bambara art. They are a part of the Mande tribes of West Africa which is why their art is similar to others. They commonly used metals for their art and work the metal to a finished product. The scale of their art
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