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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A long time ago human being lived high up in what is now called heaven. They had a great and illustrious chief. It so happened that this chief’s daughter was taken very ill with a strange affliction. All the people were very anxious as to the outcome of her illness. Every known remedy was tried in an attempt to cure her‚ but none had any effect. Near the lodge of this chief stood a great tree‚ which every year bore corn used for food. One of the friends of the chief had a dream in which he
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Determining who is and isn’t a member of a tribe‚ or Native American‚ can be complicated‚ and the answers don’t always come in a simple "yes" or "no." Part of the reason such determinations can be controversial is because tribes’ own rules for establishing membership can vary widely. And many tribes use parentage as a means of defining membership. Known as "blood quantum‚" the practice defines tribal membership according to the degree of "pure blood" belonging to that tribe. About 10 to 90 million Native Americans
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they will stop breathing repeatedly as they try to sleep. In some cases‚ people with severe sleep apnea will stop breathing hundreds of times a night. Every time they stop breathing‚ they are denying their body and brain the oxygen that they need. What Is Sleep Apnea? There are two main types of sleep apnea‚ although it is possible to have a blend of both conditions. The main types of sleep apnea are: Central Sleep Apnea: This type of sleep apnea occurs when the brain forgets to tell the muscles
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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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Creation Story #1 In the beginning‚ The Red Hills started as a vast land of emptiness. The land was covered with large mountain ranges‚ open valleys‚ and flat desserts. Life was nowhere to be seen‚ there were no animals‚ no trees‚ and no one inhabited the land. The land was one time inhabited by a tiny civilization that migrated north‚ in order to grow and prosper. Only three of the members of this land stayed behind‚ that was a man by the name of Lord Dupa‚ and his two sons named Spot and Frank
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Muscular Dystrophy‚the progressive loss and weakness of muscle‚is a muscular disorder first described in the 1860’s by a french neurologist .The term Muscular Dystrophy encompasses any type of dystrophy of muscles‚about nine different types.The most common type is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy which makes up approximately half of muscular dystrophy cases. Muscular Dystrophy is most present in boys‚but girls may also carry the gene‚although they usually show no symptoms.In 2007‚ it was revealed that
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What are those astounding equipments advancing towards us? As the whites 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
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QUESTIONING THE WISDOM BEHIND SPENDING ON TURTLES…… Hasan Hanif &; Daniyal Motan Pakistan has been blessed with a coastline that extends up to 1‚050 km (650 mi). Of these 250 km fall in Sindh province and 800 km in Baluchistan. This gives one an idea of the scope of the effort needed to protect and conserve the Green Sea Turtle which nests along the length and breadth of this coastline. The problem is compounded by the fact that the Makran coast‚ in Baluchistan consists of steep mountains that
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