The Btsisi Tribe Shameika L. Brown Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Bob Larkin Ashford University The kinship group I chose to describe is the Btsisi who are a horticulturalist society‚ which means they cultivate plants and prepare the soil‚ horticulturalists differ from foragers in their dependence on domesticated plants for most of their food energy” (Nowak‚ B.‚ & Laird‚ L. (2010). For the purposes of this paper I will provide information on the Btsiti tribe kinship and specific
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OWN NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE a) My tribe is: Kersee = land seekers b) Flag Meaning ‘‘Kerseene’’ chief god‚ the god of heaven “Wanganash” god of the War “Matanga”god of life “Teriyaki” god of the Water “Chiwata” god of agriculture “Lachineit” god of night c) Leader of the tribe is Kerwamatechila = Son of the gods that they believe d) Social Structure e) Political structure
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December 2‚ 2013 Lakota Seven Sacred Rites The Lakota are a Native American tribe of people with a rich history built upon spiritual rituals and the consecration of their traditions and legends. The legend that supersedes all others and led to all the Lakota traditions is that of the White Buffalo Calf Woman. The prophecy stems from a sacred peace pipe that was brought to the Lakota people approximately 2‚000 years ago by the White Buffalo Calf Woman. The legend tells of two warriors who were
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disembarked in our territory‚ these aliens gathered around a bizarre‚ godly man‚ who was riding a marvelous creature. As my tribe first glimpsed these people‚ we all taught that our god had heard our prayers and has come for our salvation and a stable life‚ but little did we know that these savage men came for our destruction. At first we praised and honored this “godly” man and his companions. The clan introduced our traditions‚ literature‚ and religious practices and permitted them trust‚ and as time
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The Ashanti African Tribe Prologue We live in a modern day world of technology. However‚ what do we know about the past. There were many things that happened back then and that’s why people were separated into tribes‚ like the Ashanti tribe. The Ashanti tribe lived in central Ghana in the rain forests of west Africa‚ 150 miles away from the coast. They were best known for their craft work especially their hand crafted stools and fertility dolls. An Ashanti fertility doll‚ Akua ba was mostly
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elder of the TRINGLET Tribe in Alaska. The Collision between worlds; one who sees the remains as bones as and the other which sees them as spirit was how he saw it. Mostly likely the Tinglet tribe will never be able to comprehend the actions of collecting anthropologists excavating graves ‚collecting
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The Cowlitz Indian Tribe is trying to build a multi-million dollar mega-casino in Clark Country where some tribal members are challenging their own leaders’ right to run the project of the new casino. This brings us to a major question of‚ which policy should the Cowlitz Indian tribe adopt in determining who is a full member of their tribe? After analysis data we discovered that this policy will ultimately determine who has a right to become a director of the proposed casino‚ who has a right to a
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Introduction Urban tribes are made up by groups of people – usually young‚ with a distinct common identity: the same aesthetic codes‚ the same identity symbols‚ the same rules‚ the same language‚ the same music… A whole ideology! These tribes have many different ideologies: right-wing‚ left-wing‚ non-political or against globalization. Some of them are nearly extinct‚ and others in full expansion. But all of them are ruled by it own ideology. They usually meet in central‚ commercial or nightlife
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the Iroquois in the Eastern Woodlands‚ the Cheyenne in the Great Plains‚ and the Inuit from the Arctic/Sub-Arctic. First‚ the Eastern Woodlands has rich dirt which makes it perfect for farming‚ and the Iroquois tribe were the best farmers there were in the Eastern Woodlands. The Iroquois tribe figured out that the three sisters (Corn‚ Squash‚ and beans) were the best crops to grow because they benefited off of each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to grow which eliminates the need
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The Apache tribe lived in the American southwest desert regions‚ which included Arizona‚ New Mexico‚ and Texas. Living on the plateaus‚ the food was alright even though they lived in desert type climates. There was little rain and cacti that covered the rocky‚ dry terrain. The hunting wasn’t always great. Rabbits and smaller mammals were hunted‚ but didn’t feed mouths well. 1601 was when the Apache first were spotted and given that name. On the southern plains they were given the name querecho. But
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