More than 12,000 years ago ancestors hiked from Asia to claim what is now known as the Americas. By 15th century A.D., scholars estimate that more than 50 million Native Americans inhabited the land we call ours. More specifically, 10 million people lived in what we call the United States. Native Americans have many different groups within the broad culture. These groups of people share similar living arrangements and personal characteristics. These groups are: the Arctic, the Subarctic, the Northeast, the Southeast, the Plains, the Southwest, the Great Basin, California, the Northwest Coast, and the Plateau. The Arctic The group of Native Americans live in the Arctic, otherwise described as a frozen desert. These people, known as the Inuit …show more content…
(Native American Culture, 2016). The Southwest This culture group lived in what is currently known as Arizona and New Mexico along with part of Colorado, Utah and Texas. Part of the group, called the Hopi, Zuni, the Yaui, and the Yuma grew vegetable crops. These people also invented homes built with stone and adobe. The other part of the group is known as the Navajo and the Apache. These are more well-known groups. They tended to be hunters that stole from others’ crops. Their homes were made from mud and tree bark. During the latter half of the 19th century, the federal government resettles most of the remaining Indians onto government reservations. The Great Basin The culture group lived near the Rocky Mountains, the Sierra Nevadas, and te Columbia Plateau, and the Colorado Plateau. These desert land was home to those who spoke Shoshonean or Uto-Aztecan languages. This group was constantly on the move so they lived in homes built from willow poles, leaves and brush. They ate what was easily found: snakes, lizards, roots, and seeds. After white people discovered gold in the area, most of this group lost their land. …show more content…
A major factor was the introduction of fortified and distilled alcohol, first by the Europeans and later the Americans, to an indigenous population whose physiology (metabolism and neural compensation) was not accustomed to this concentration of ethanol. Another factor was the introduction of alcohol outside of traditional customs and folkways. While there is evidence of substance use during aboriginal times, notably of fermented corn or cactus juices and psychoactive agents such as peyote and cocoa leaves, these substances were confined to prescribed rituals and were not known to be abused” (French, Laurence 2000). The general public is not aware of the current problems that face Native Americans. They can have alcohol and substance abuse problems, just like any other culture group. Native Americans are also subject to mental health issues such as anxiety and depression as they can only live on reservations for those of the same
In www.firstpeopleofcanada.com it states that the the Inuit lived in the Arctic, the Haida lived in Haida Gwaii and Iroquois lived in Manitoulin Island.
They made round objects by what was called the lost-wax method. These gold things were mostly used for decoration and for looks. Housing And Shelter One kind of house by the Cherokees were called teepees.
Have you ever heard of the Powhatan tribe? If not, let me share a little fact about them. Powhatan means “waterfall” in the Virginia Algonquian language. The Powhatans didn't live in tepees. They lived in small roundhouses called wigwams, or in larger Iroquois-style longhouses.
The Cahuilla were a Native Southern Californian tribe that occupied the Riverside County, Higher Palomar Mountain Region and East Colorado Desert. The tribe was divided into two groups or moieties know as Wildcats or Coyotes. The Cahuilla lived in small clans that varied in population, and together all the separate clans made up a larger political group called a sib ”http://www.aguacaliente.org/content/History%20&%20Culture/.” The tribe was at first considered to be very simple and savage because they were never interacted with. As the Europeans and Spanish Missionaries considered the desert an inhospitable place that was better to avoid because of its lack of food resources. Little did those European and Spanish missionaries know that the land was ripe with food, only if you knew the land and the seasons. The Cahuilla were a very interesting tribe that cared and loved their land and in return the land would provide them with an abundance of food and resources. The Cahuilla had a very simple yet intricate life that involved a seasonal migration in order to gain access to different foods. They relied on different ways of acquiring food which involved both hunting and gathering.
usually built their homes on a river or stream valley and were scattered to take
At first, this tribe moved from the Great Lakes region to the North Dakota area. This happened in the 1600-1700s. Also at this time, the Cheyenne were a sedentary tribe who relied on agriculture and pottery. Though, in the 1800s, they decided to abandon this lifestyle and become nomadic and move to South Dakota (Black Hills), Wyoming, and Colorado areas. No matter where the Cheyenne lived, they always kept their natural language, which was part of the Algonquin language family (Lewis). The Cheyenne tribe, like other tribes, had their own lifestyle, beliefs, and customs and also had conflicts with the whites. Even today, the Cheyenne Indians exist and are living well.
In approaching this topic, I first realized that I need to look up some general information about Native Americans in the United States. According to the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), there are approximately 564 federally recognized tribes in the United States today (Who we are, n.d). This group does not include tribes that do not have federal recognition but are recognized at the state level.
Alcohol was introduced into Native American culture many years ago and has been a source of suffering since. In Flight, Zits states that his father “was more in love with vodka than with him and his mother,” and it is this statement that helps drive the story along (Sherman 4). Zits addresses the stereotype that come along with being Native American. The major one mentioned in the story is that Native Americans consume a lot of alcohol. This follows what is known as the firewater myth, which says that Native Americans “…may be genetically predisposed to crave ever increasing doses of alcohol…”—this was and still is believed by several researchers (Lamarine). This alcoholism leads to instability within homes and leaves the child to suffer. A perfect example of this is when Zits says that his father “vanished like a magician” shortly after he was born (Sherman 5). It was fear that made Michael’s father run, but it was fear mixed with alcohol that...
The Navajo Indians used to live in northwestern Canada and Alaska. 1,000 years ago the Navajo Indians traveled south, because there was more qualities they had seeked there. When the Navajo Indians traveled south there was a lot of oil in the 1940’s. Today the Navajo Indians are located in the Four Corners.
The Cheyenne Tribe of native american indians are one of the most well known tribes in the plains. Originally in the 1600’s the Cheyenne Tribe lived in stationary villages in the east part of the country. They would rely on farming to make money and to feed their family. The Cheyennes occupied what is now Minnesota. In the 1700’s the Cheyennes migrated to North Dakota and settled on a river. The river provides a source of fresh water and many animals would go there so hunting would be easier.In 1780 a group of indians called the “Ojibwas” forced them out and they crossed the Missouri River and followed the buffalo herd on horseback. In the early 1800’s they migrated to the high plains. Later they divided into the North Cheyenne and the South
Alcoholism is the most well-known health problem in the Native American community, and a source full stereotyping because alcohol is one of the worst things that can affect their community.( Gordon, Claire. "5 Big Native American Health Issues You Don 't Know about." 5 Big Native American Health Issues You Don 't Know about. N.p., 29 May 2014. Web. 19 Feb. 2016).According to Ann Pietrangelo Alcohol can affect many things such as : brain, Pain in the Pancreas ,Diabetic Danger Zone ,Coordination, Blackouts ,Shifty Eyes , and Dependence. Pietrangelo, Ann. "How Alcohol Affects the Body.(" Healthline. N.p., 30 June 2014. Web. 19 Feb.
Robert s. Young, Jennie R. Joe. “ Some Thoughts About Epidemiology of Alcohol and Drug Use Among American Indian Population”. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse. Vol. 8 Iss 3:(2009) 223
They have a population of 60,000 but only 25,000 to 30,000 are located in Alaska.The original language is the Inuktitut and it is spoken around Greenland, Canada, Alaska and Siberia. This language is used by many people and is commonly used in schools. Housing was an important part of their lifestyle; It was the major key to survival. They were mainly located along the Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic oceans, Northern Rockies and Tundras. They were always traveling due to the seasons. During summer they would live in tents made of driftwood and poles covered with animal skin, and during the winter they would stay in igloos and used fur to warm themselves up. They had to adapt to harsh conditions, shelter, food and transportation regularly. For example, in the novel, it states, “ (Stefansson conveniently neglected to mention that many, many Indians and Eskimos have starved in the northern latitude, as well)” (Krakauer 181). If they wouldn't have adapted they would not have survived out in the wild alone. Since the weather was always different they had to be prepared. They needed different forms of transportation, such as Kayak and miaks for summer and dog sled or sometimes their very own feet for when winter came. They also needed tools such as spears, bows, arrows, clubs, stonetrapes and knives to hunt animals. Animals were a major part of their dietary. They would
The Cree live in the subarctic region, Quebec and plains region in Alberta and Saskatchewan. The plains Cree lih is long cone-shaped that will ease its packing up and move to another place and it's made of buffalo skin. The woodland Cree live in Wigwams which were made of birch bark. Usually is made of materials from existing nature elements in that environment so it was the easiest shelter for them to build.
The American Indians Between 1609 To 1865. Native Americans or American Indians, once occupied the entire region of the United States. They were composed of many different groups, who spoke hundreds of languages and dialects. The Indians from the Southwest used to live in large, terraced communities and their way of sustain was from the agriculture where they planted squash, pumpkins, beans and corn crops. Trades between neighboring tribes were common, this brought in additional goods and also some raw materials such as gems, cooper.