The Anasazi tribe’s social structure is more equally fair to both men and women than other tribes. They are matriarchal, matrilineal, and matrilocal. The matriarchal system gives women the right to inherit and own land from their…
Based on the movie entitled “Lari dari Blora”, I have learnt that Samin people have a very strong belief to what they hold on. They are innocent, honest, supporting each other, and respect their surroundings. In my opinion, Samin people have a very good culture compare to those who are educated sometimes. Those who have been fussing about education is number one sometimes forget the aspect where we also need to learn from surroundings. Maybe we could see a lot of people being educated well, and they seem to be evolving, but the fact that the surrounding keep being destroyed has been hurting us.…
At last, another summer has gone by signaling that Bon, and the rest of his classmates, were now second years in high school. That did not mean that he completely agreed with the decision that each and every student in his class were eligible to moved on to the next grade, or even become an Exwire. But alas, no matter how hard he argued about the matter, it couldn’t change the fact that they had all passed. Nevertheless, the teenage boy didn’t let these small annoyances distract him from his studies. In fact,he used it as motivation and remained at the top of the class with Konekomaru. However, Bon couldn’t help but notices that because they were Exwires now, the work was much harder than last year. As a result, Bon had to spend almost double…
They had a system/law that allows them to have as many wives as they want to. This law is very barbaric because people shouldn’t be owned. Some of the women they buy from the women’s parents when they buy them they pay a lot of money. “ Each man has as many wives as he can keep,one a hundred, another fifty, another ten- one more, another less.” It was a custom to them to have many wives and marry any of their relations. The only people they couldn’t marry was their mother, daughter and sister from the same mom. They are able to marry their sisters who have the same father and they can even marry their fathers wife after he dies.…
The Native’s sacred creature, the buffalo were viciously attacked by American brutes to the point of near extinction. The Natives consistently felt agony, as the buffalo were their main source of blankets, tools, and food. Multiple horrific battles broke out, such as “The Battle of Little Big Horn” or “The Battle of Wounded Knee”, however, some attacks on Natives are absolute murders, such as the “Sandy Creek Massacre”. Although many treaties between the two parties were offered, many of them were ignored and broken, such as money compensations.…
The Mandan believed that all natural objects had a spirit, including plants, trees, rocks, rivers etc. For example according to source C, “The Mandan was the most complex; a four-day ritual requiring lengthy preparation and self-sacrifice by participants, it was an elaboration of the Sun Dance common to many Plains tribes”. This shows that the Mandan were very devoted to their religion and took it really seriously. This also shows that they devoted a lot of their time to Animism and practiced it throughout their lives. The Mandan men and women all had certain roles within their society. Men were the ones who went to war, and went on long hunts to get food for their families. The women farmed and stayed at home to take care out their children. For example according to source A, “Mandan men were hunters and sometimes went to war to protect their families. Mandan women were farmers and also did most of the child care and cooking. Only men became Mandan chiefs, but both genders took part in storytelling, artwork and music, and traditional medicine”. This shows that the Mandan people all had certain duties in the village and they all played a part in society. This also shows that they followed their rolls and made sure their work was done. All in all the beliefs of the Mandan tribe were very unique and they all had a role to play in their house and in the…
Along with the connection to nature comes a strong connection to their ancestors. Many of the narratives that come from these places is in reference to wisdom and tradition deeply rooted in the past. It is through an interpretation of the Apache ancestral past that these place-names are able to provide ideas of wisdom and moral behavior. These ideas are used as modes of criticism, warnings for transgressions, and can become an exercise in self-reflection.…
When one hears the Apache, pronounces as “uh-Patchce”, people think about Chief Geronimo or of a warlike tribe. The name Apache comes from the word “apachu” which means “enemy”, it was given to this tribe of nomadic hunter by the Zuni who fear them. The Apache were feared because through their history, they would raid other tribes or villages for food.…
They are traditionally a semi-nomadic tribe. They are a very known African tribe thanks to their customs and because they live in the African great lakes, close to some game parks. They are related to the Samburu, Turkana, Kalenjin, and other Nilotic ethnic groups. They live in northern Tanzania and in southern…
The origin of the name Iroquois is uncertain, although it seems to have involved French adaptations of Indian words. Among the possibilities that have been suggested are a blending of hiro (an Iroquois word used to conclude a speech) and koué (an exclamation); ierokwa ("they who smoke"); iakwai ("bear"); or the Algonquian words irin ("real") and ako ("snake") with the French -ois termination. One likely interpretation of the origin of the name is the theory…
The Blackfoot nation is comprised of three First Nations in Alberta, Canada (North Peigan, South Peigan, Kainai Nation) and one Native American tribe in Montana (Siksika Nation). Their language is of the Algonquian family and they have many beautiful stories that reflect their culture, language, geography and history. The two stories I chose to read are called “Legend of the Beginning,” and “Blood Clot Boy.”…
The way of life of the Mandan people is distinctive from that of other civilizations. For example, they had very primitive tools and structures, which made life for them incredibly difficult. The Mandans lived in earth lodges,…
Depending on each tribe 's cultural orientations, the status and roles varied between men and women. Matrilneal and Matrilocal societies, women had a lot more power. Property, land,…
The Mohawk Nation is known by many name. In there language there name was Kanien'kehake, which mean “People of the Place of Flint” or “People of the Light”. For them Kanien'kehake or people of the flint cames form their original territory, The Mohawk Valley. The Mohawk Valley contained deposits of flint, which they used as material for tools and weapons as well gave them their name “People of the Place of Flint”. When the Europeans made contact with them their name…
This culture lasted for tens of thousands of years, generally living in peace. Males and females were treated equally. Their society was matrilineal--children took their mothers' names, but not a matriarchy (Christ 58-59). Life and time was experienced as a repetitive cycle, not linearly as is accepted today.…