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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The indigenous peoples of the Philippines consist of a large number of indigenous ethnic groups living in the country. They are the descendants of the original inhabitants of thePhilippines who have managed to resist centuries of Spanish and United States colonization and in the process have retained their customs and traditions.[1]CThe Philippine islands are inhabited by a number of different ethnic groups. The majority of the population is composed of ethnolinguistic groups whose languages are
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During my childhood I fell in love with science‚ especially biology. It captivated my imagination and I wished that I could stay in science class all day long. Nothing else seemed to interest me the same way. I was also one of those little girls who wanted to be a veterinarian‚ and save every stray animal I happened to come across. As I grew up most of the other little girls found other things they would rather do‚ but not me. That was my passion and still is today. I am aware that science is not
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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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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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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 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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