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    Southwest Culture Area: Lesson 8 Study of Southwest Cultures The Pueblo peoples of the desert Southwest were quite unlike any of the cultures that we have discussed thus far in the course. Because of their entirely sedentary farming lifestyle and permanent housing‚ 19th century thinkers considered Pueblo Indians to be higher on a social evolution scale than other Native Americans. In other words‚ Puebloan groups were considered superior to other tribes around them because their behavior and

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    The Haida People of the Canadian Northwest Coast By Shyann Gilmour The Haida people had an extremely complex social organization. They were highly respected by their peers and those they traded with and were feared by those who were at war with them. Their art continues to flourish today and many traditions have survived into today’s world. The Natives of the Northwest Coast have been a group of Natives with the worlds attention‚ while some may stay to look at museum exhibits concerning the

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    I Heard an Owl Call My Name

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    Novel Summary Part 1: Yes‚ My Lord – No‚ My Lord ________________________________________ Chapter 1 • The intentions and motives of the Bishop regarding Mark are uncovered – we find out that the reason why he sends Mark to Kingcome is because Mark only has three years to live as he is slowly dying from disease. But the Bishop only answered gently that it was where he would wish to go if he were young again‚ and in the ordinand’s place. P. 3 • Mark meets Jim – at first Jim is shy and only talks

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    Northwest Coast Tribal Masks This paper describes the Sea Bear Transformation Mask‚ created by Don Svanvik in 2000‚ and how it reflects Northwest Coast Indian art and culture‚ specific to the Kwakiutl tribe. A transformation mask is a large mask with hinged shutters that‚ when open‚ reveal another mask. Audrey and Alan Bleviss gave this mask to the Montclair Art Museum in 2005. The medium consists of red cedar‚ cedar bark‚ copper‚ pigment‚ and string. In the Montclair Art Museum‚ the mask is displayed

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    The Gift

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    This is not an easy book‚ but it is a classic (first pub. 1923- 1925) and an insightful book for any serious student of sociology or anthropology. Mauss provides a view of human evolution‚ based on empirical research comparing exchange worldwide. Implicit in this analysis is a theory of change (Mary Douglas’ foreword‚ p. xiii): “changes in the organization of production radically transform the system of categories and beliefs.” Understanding archaic societies helps us understand our own.

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    205). Yet‚ if someone used this term for every kind feast they could oversimplify on occasion. Such celebrations have often helped maintain the social fabric. For example‚ in the Pacific Northeast‚ Indian tribes had the "Potlatch" (208). Part of the ceremony was providing guests with large amounts of food. Some of the observers called the ceremony barbaric. Yet they did not look at their own customs‚ for example the waste associated with Thanksgiving or

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    What is Money? At first sight the answer to this question seems obvious. A man or woman in the street would agree on coins and banknote which could be known as checks‚ for a good or a service but would they accept them from any country? They would probably be less willing to accept them than their own country’s coins and notes but bank money actually accounts for by far the greatest proportion by value of the total supply of money. Credit cards and gold are some what different. The gold standard

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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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    The 1920s are known as the “Roaring Twenties”--an age of wealth‚ luxury and decadence--but was this the case for everyone who lived during this time? Unfortunately not. While the white male population prospered‚ many were fighting against inequality while others still were struggling to make a living and provide for their families and themselves. During this time‚ some people were rising to fortune and power‚ but women‚ immigrants and minorities alike were falling to the bottom of the privilege ladder

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    man who knows his basement request‚ so he drop out from Harvard University‚ to create his own realm. After becoming successful‚ he is not disturbed by his fame‚ he donates 99% of his stock right‚ because he does not need theses. He even build up Potlatch‚ which used to exchanging information and ideas‚ only for sharing. Henry David Thoreau shared the same characterizations with him‚ he understood the truth to become happy‚ he gave up everything to live in the wood for simple life. Both of their actions

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