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    Athabaskan Indians

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    Interior Indians * Located between the Brooks Range and the Alaska Range. * 11 different ethnic-linguistic groups that are further divided into regional and local bands. * Flexible and adaptive people. * Patterns of Settlement vary between sedentary to nomadic. * Population estimated to be around 11‚000. Food and Diet * The two main emphases are Salmon and Caribou. * Since the range of the Athabaskans is so great‚ the diet changes between different groups. * Beaver

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    Anthropology 101 Final Review Chapter 1: What is Anthropology? * Phenotype: refers to an organism’s evident traits‚ its “manifest biology”—anatomy and physiology. Human display hundreds of evident (detectable) physical traits. They range from skin color‚ hair form‚ eye color‚ and facial features (which are visible ) to blood groups and enzyme production (which become evident through testing) Chapter 2: Culture * Enculturation: is the process by which a child learns his or her culture

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    Tikopia of Melanesia

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    Tikopia of Melanesia Roel Sonnen ANT101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Instructor Tawney Townsend December 13‚ 2010 Tikopia of Melanesia Orientation Identification. The name "Tikopia" (sometimes written "Tucopia" by early European voyagers)‚ given to a small Island in the Solomon group‚ is also applied by the inhabitants to themselves. The expression‚ glossed as "we‚ the Tikopia‚" is commonly used to differentiate themselves from the people of other islands in the Solomons and

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    Marriage of convenience- A marriage or joint undertaking arranged for political‚ economic‚ or social benefit rather than from personal attachment. Elope- to run off secretly to be married‚ usually without the consent or knowledge of one’s parents. kinship term Manogamy - single marriage of one man and one woman. polygamy- The practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time. polygyny- which a man has more than one wife. polyandry-which a woman has more than one husband

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    relationship is an example of:: a. b. c. d. e. 6. Ted and Cindy are married. Last year‚ the couple adopted 7-year-old Gregory. Together‚ Ted‚ Cindy and Gregory make up a(n): a. b. c. d. 7. extended family family bilineal system of kinship both “a” and “b” Khyliani is a woman that is married to four

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    the fourteenth or fifteenth century in Italy to describe the dishonest custom of selecting papal relatives to office – generally illegitimate sons who were often depicted as their “nephews”. Today nepotism can be defined as “a favoritism based on kinship” and from a business aspect many see it as hiring a relative who is incredibly inept and unskilled. Many see hiring a relative – qualified or not - as nepotism‚ while in reality there are many practices today that can technically fall under the

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    Kinship and Politics

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    How do these texts illustrate the relationship between kinship and politics? In Greek Mythology‚ the power of right is passed by kinship in generations‚ and people’s belief in gods leads their life and their acts show gods’ will. In the meanwhile‚ politics originally indicates certain relationships are between politics and groups of individuals. Moreover‚ politics is always referred to methods‚ including the purpose and the use of power‚ for addressing impacts on the tendency of those individuals’

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    Last of the Mohicans

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    The Last of the Mohicans “The Last of the Mohicans” by James Fenimore Cooper is a novel about the British-French war and the Indians who are allying the French. This novel is about people get to fort William safely. Heyward‚ a British general‚ is supposed to get Cora and Alice‚ the daughters of the Colonel Munro‚ safely to Fort William-Henry‚ but on his way there were complications. Hawkeye‚ Uncas‚ and the Mohicans came into the novel trying to help Heyward get to Fort William safely. Three

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    The Last of the Mohicans

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    Nick Scrimenti A-3 12/1/11 The Last of the Mohicans Movie Review The film “The Last of the Mohicans” by Michael Mann is a very interesting and captivating film. The setting of this film is in colonial America during the French and Indian War. It tells the story of Nathaniel Hawkeye who is a colonist adopted by a Mohican family. Nathaniel helps the British Military through the forests during the war. The French are allied with the Hurons while the British are allied with the colonial militia

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    Raipur Tourist Information in depth - Why come to Sirpur Raipur -Introduction: Sirpur (Lal-2l ° 25’N‚ Long 82° II’E) in district Mahasamund of Chattisgarh state‚ India‚ a small village on the right bank of Mahanadi was once a large town of considerable importance. In fifth-eigth centuries A.D. Sirpur was the capital of Sarabhapuriyas and Panduvamsis of South Kosla. It’s ancient name was ’Sripura’. As it contained a great number of dwelling houses‚ for all classes‚ king’s palace‚ numerous temples

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