Miami comes from the Miami-Illinois word Miyaamia meaning “allies.” The Miami tribe is a Native American nation that speaks one of the Algonquian languages. Among the Native American tribe the Great Lake, it lived in the territory now known as Indiana, southwest Michigan, and western Ohio. By 1846, many of the people from the Miami tribe had been removed to the Indian Territory, which is now Oklahoma. The Miami tribe in Oklahoma is the only federally recognized tribe of Miami Indians in the United States. The unrecognized tribe is the Miami nation of Indiana. When French Missionaries first confronted the Miami’s in the 17th century. The natives were living around Lake Michigan. The Miami had moved because of the pressure from the Iroquois further …show more content…
east. Little Turtle was the chief of the tribe.
He was born in Eel River, Indiana. His father was a Miami chief and his mother was a Machican. The Miami’s lived in villages of small oval houses which were made of woven reeds. The men were hunters and some went to war to protect their family. The women were farmers, cooks, and mostly took care of the children. Both men and women did storytelling, artwork and music, and traditional medicine. At this time, only men could be Miami chiefs but women had important roles of watching religion festivals, and negotiating peace treaties. One traditional story told in the tribe is about a possum having a fight with a rabbit. Miami hunters and warriors used bows and arrows, tomahawks, and spears. The tribes were known for quillwork, beadwork, and embroidery.
The Miami food was corn, beans, and squash before supermarkets came. The men hunted buffalo. Their dishes are soup, cornbread and stews. Miami women wore skirts with leggings. The men wore breechcloths and on as shoes they wore leather moccasins. The Miami’s didn’t wear headdresses but they wore beaded headbands with red feathers. Both the men and women painted their face for different occasions and tattooed themselves permanently. The men shaved their hair into a Mohawk and wore a porcupine roach. Before cars, the Miami’s made dugout canoes by digging up big trees. Some of the Miami’s used dogs as pack
animals. One of the largest events of the tribe was the Miami war also known as, Little Turtle War. It occurred from 1790-1794, which was “one of the greatest Indian victories in American history.” The Miami had other names that they called themselves which were “Twightwee, Naked Indians, Pkiwileni, Sanshkiaarunu, and Wayatanoke. For the females who were adulterers there were harsh punishments. They were either killed or if lucky had their nose cut off. Today there are several people in the Miami tribe who stay in Peru, Indiana. Divorce was common and happened mainly from the faults of the wife.
Musgrove was born in Coweta Town, Georgia, on the Ockmulgee River, to an Indian mother related to two leaders of the Creek, Chigelli and Brims, and a white trader father around the year 1700; Musgrove’s birth name was Coosaponakeesa.
In March of 1768, in present-day Ohio, Tecumseh was born. Tecumseh's name means "Panther in the sky." Tecumseh was the fifth born in his family. His mom, Methotaske, was a Creek, and his dad, Puckeshinewa, was a Shawnee. He excelled at the game's Indian boys played. He also organized other boys to go on hunts. When Tecumseh was younger he admired and looked up to the warriors, like his older brother. He also tried to be like the warriors. Later in his life, Tecumseh became a powerful chief to the Native American Tribe, the Shawnee's. He did not want the Americans to take the Native American's land. He accomplished many things in his life.
Osceola was born in 1804 on the outskirts of Alabama, Georgia in a small cabin; despite being birthed with the conviences of "modern society" him and his mother made their way back to their roots; however, it was short lived. After being pushed out of his Alabama homeland early on in his adolescence (circa 1814), him and his mother made haste, along with many other Creek-Indians, towards Florida. Once there they, along with their fellow tribesman, became cozy with the neighboring tribe of Creek-Indians. Within seemingly no time, Osceola had matured into an adult, as far as the tribe was concerned. After becoming a man, he received his real name, Osceola; the name itself was derived from two different words. First, from the ceremonial assi, or yaupon holly, otherwise known as black drink', and secondly after Yaholi, the god intoned when serving the tea.
Andrew Jackson was born in a backwoods settlement in the Carolinas in 1776. His parents, who were Scotch-Irish people. They came to America two years before Andrew was born. His mother was widowed while pregnant with him. At age thirteen, Andrew joined the patriotic cause and volunteered to fight the British. He and his brother were both captured and imprisoned together by the British. Their mother got them released by a prisoner exchange, but his brother died on the long trip home from smallpox. During his independent days, he lived in a tavern with other students.
In a quest for family entertainment, many seek an educational experience as well. With so many choices, no one wants to waste their leisure time and money on a disappointing venture. The Chickasaw Nation Cultural Center achieves what few other venues can. Here, Native Americans envelope you on a journey of the Chickasaw people, both past and present day. From the moment you step on the impeccably landscaped grounds, you begin to feel as one with their people. Expect to be immersed into the cultures of the Chickasaw Nation, through expressive storytelling, traditional song and dance, native arts, recreated customary villages, native cuisine and historical movies in the jaw dropping, two story Anoli
When Marion was five or six years old, his family moved to another plantation, Winyah Bay in Prince George Parish, near a port called Georgetown. Despite Marion's small, rather puny, stature and ill health, his young life was a continuous cycle of work. But as he farmed the land, his dreams took him to sea, and, at the age of 15, he received the consent of his parents to sign on with a schooner bound for the West Indies.
The Cherokee lived in the southeast part of the United States. They lived in what is n... ... middle of paper ... ... train as warriors. All boys led a tough life.
Throughout ancient history, many indigenous tribes and cultures have shown a common trait of being hunter/gatherer societies, relying solely on what nature had to offer. The geographical location influenced all aspects of tribal life including, spirituality, healing philosophy and healing practices. Despite vast differences in the geographical location, reports show various similarities relating to the spirituality, healing philosophy and healing practices of indigenous tribal cultures.
together for the better of the shared children. The women had a say in how they would help
I was born November 3, 1793 in Austinville, Virginia to Mary and Moses Austin. When I was nine years old we boarded a flatboat to go to Missouri so our family could live without being in debt. We arrived in Missouri and were planning on having a two-story house. Nearby, there was also a barn, stable, smokehouse, blacksmith shop, and henhouse. I often played with the neighbors, which are Indian children.
This tribe is ever flowing and changing, this can be seen in the fact that they moved constantly but also their original name. The Osage were originally known as Ni-u-ko’n-ska and that means “children of the middle waters”. Their name later changed to Wah-Zha-Zhi which was translated by French explorers, who had come to America, and was later the English word Osage (Brief History). The Osage got this name because initially their territory ranged from between the Arkansas River to the Mississippi River and then up along both sides of the Ohio River up into Pennsylvania.
Are you interested in the people who inhabited America before the Europeans came? Well if you are then this is where you can learn about the Oneida Indian tribe. They are a group of Indians that lived in what is now central New York, Oneida and Madison counties. Now Oneida’s first appearing was sometime in the 1400’s, also Oneida means standing rock. They are also one of the 5 founding Iroquois Confederacy and played a huge American Revolution. Now as you can see the Oneida’s are a very interesting culture, now here is some more about them.
The Navajo creation involves four worlds. In the first world the First Man and the First Woman became known. In the second world it is much like the story of the Garden of Eden in the bible. The First Man and First Woman get banished to the third world where they begin to procreate. Finally in the fourth world they decide to settle down with help of the wind God. The Navajo people are the largest recognized tribe in the Southwestern United States. This tribe consists of 300,048 enrolled tribal members as of 2011. The Navajo Indians are also known as Dine, meaning “the people”.
This paper will discuss the Native American culture and briefly review their history, some beliefs and roles in society today. A short description into their culture with References will be used to show how Native Americans have been affected throughout hundreds of years. The trauma this culture endured has created many barriers, yet one often seen today is their extreme problem with the disease of Alcoholism. The Native American culture has gone through endless struggles, which has cost them to lose so much and still continues to impact them today. They are slowly moving back toward getting benefits that should have been available long ago, but in today’s world Native Americans still battle with many barriers not only in society, but in getting appropriate treatment for mental health or addiction issues.
Native Americans were known to be indigenous people because they were always settling in particular regions, so they were known as natives to the lands of America. Later on, Native Americans were known as American Indians. The Native Americans got their name from the first explorer of America, named Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus thought that he reached the Indies when he first came to America and so he decided to call the group native residents or “people of India” (Schaefer). Some of the Indian groups are The Cherokees, Navajos, Latin American Indians, Choctaw, Sioux, Chippewa, Apache, Blackfeet, Iroquois and Pueblo (Schaefer). There are many cultures that are related to Native Americans, but today I will discuss only one which is the Cherokee