The Maasaai Tribe of Africa The Maasai people live in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They started to migrate to northern Kenya in the 15th century . They occupy about a 160‚000 square kilometers with a population of about half a million. Their society is comprised of sixteen sections. The Maasai language comes from their ancestral ties to the Samburu and Nyemps‚ their language is called the Maa . They are a very independent tribe and have many traditional values and customs. There are
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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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Who were the Timucua? What did they do? Where did they live? These may be some questions that you have about the Timucua tribe. They lived (during this time) in present day Florida‚ and they did many of great things. They had fought for their land‚ gathered some food‚ and stayed unchanged for at least more than 1‚000 years. You will learn more about the Timucua as you read this report. The Timucua had lived in Eastern Florida. They had two main cities‚ Jacksonville and St. Augustine. The climate
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This class report is about the Amazonian Tribes and why the rain forest is important to them. The many things that will be discussed in this report are when they arrived‚ where they migrated from‚ and how settlers have affected the rain forest for the Amazonians. The different resources that are in the rain forest will also be discussed to give a better idea on why many people have come to the rainforest to settle and collect these resources. The way the Brazil Government has used the rain forest
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Siegfried C. Lapada BSE – 2A Reaction Paper Krippendorf’s Tribe ( film ) Krippendorf’s tribe is a movie about a respected anthropologist James Krippendorf and his children committing a fraud by pretending to have found a lost tribe in New Guienea which he named Shelmikendu after the names of his children Shelly‚ Mickey and Edmund. The fraud started when James Krippendorf was scheduled to lecture at a college about the tribe. Also‚ he feared that he will be charged of misuse of grant
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This place is dominated by the tribe that the men who are taller only reach to 150 cm. This indigenous tribe is called “Yali Tribe” or in another name “Papua Pygmy Cannibals.” They are discovered around 1970s (Yali Tribe‚ n.d.). Many people believe they are the most dread cannibals in the western of new guinea. The reasons why people call Yali is the most brutal tribe is because Yalis always and completely eliminate their enemies. There is a rumor
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The Kaw native american tribe was and still are a fascinating tribe that lived in Great Plains.The Kaw head a spoke but was never a written language‚ also the way they dressed was very different from the way people today‚ they cooperated with other small tribes to insure their survival and to not make enemies. The Kaw’s language was almost lost withe when their last fluent speaker died in the late 20th century‚ but most people of the tribe are trying to bring it back. The Kaw didn’t go to war very
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The Kickapoo Tribe 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
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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
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PHI-210RS-CL03 Professor Jean Suplizio‚ Ph.D. 04/05/15 Morality or Tradition The Makah tribe have long been hunters of whales. The hunting dates back 2000 years and initial stopped in the 1920 ’s due to a significant decrease in the Gray Whale population. The tribe has three significant groups comprised of the elders‚ the proponents of hunting and the younger members‚ lacking in traditional ways. A majority of the tribe now wants to regenerate the hunting process as the whale population has increased
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