This Land Was Theirs, Chapter Reviews 8,9,15

The Yurok tribe is located in southern California along the northwest coast line. Like other northwest coast Indian culture, there is a large emphasis on wealth and social standing. Wealth is shown through such things as totem poles and great feasts. The Yurok tribe lives along the Klamath River and survive on the abundant supply of salmon. There is little travel and exploration in their culture. Outsiders are not trusted because they see no reason why they should leave their tribe, friends and relatives. There is no north and south but direction is explained by up or down the flow of the river. The Yukon religion closely resembles Christianity were the “widower” created earth and then the mountains and streams then the animals and lastly man from the soil and made women to keep him company.

Women of the tribe wore hats, pierced their ears, and tattooed the chin to show marriage status and age. Ceremonies called for women to be adorn in elaborate sell dresses. Men wore clothing when they reach puberty. They grew their hair long and tied it on top of their head.

Settlements lay along the river bed and consist of 3 to 7 houses. Canoes were importa

After a girl had had her first ministration she was confined from the tribe from 3 months to a year depending on the wealth of the family. During this time she is taught many things. After, she is ready to be married but until a proper suitor is found she will sleep on a shelf above her parents to ensure her chastity.

The Tlingit land was divided into kwaans. Each kwaan had a number of villages and some were bigger then others. From these divisions came clans each represented by an animal and divided by female ancestry. Anyone in the tribe had full usage over the beaches. The clans were dived into social statuses of wealthy, commoner and slave. Within this there was many levels of ranking depending upon the relationships to the other. Clans varied greatly, many aristocratic clans were wealthy while other clans were poor. Totem poles were a sign of status and were erected to honor rituals but not worshiped. Different animals had different levels of prestige. Pole construction was accelerated in the late 1800s thought to be due to the abundance of metal tools from the fur traders.

There has been multiple conflicts were Indian and Non-Indian cultures collide. Many high school mascots had to be changed because they were found to be racist such as “squaw” and “redskin”. A tribe in Washington reclaimed rights to hunt grey whales but during the hunt was harassed by protestors.

nt for travel. Men used long poles to propel themselves through the water. Nets were employed to catch salmon from the river. Canoes were built by making a small fire on top of a log and slowly remove the coal till you had a hull. Salmon was the most eaten food of the tribe. Acorns were stored through out the summer time. Deer and Elk were hunted with bows and arrows. Tobacco was their only harvested crop which the farmer would pick for later sale. Shells, deer skins, redheaded wood pecker scalps, and blade were all used as currency

Diabetes was found to be 2.7 times more common in Native Americans then in the general population. 9 percent of the Indian population above the age of 20 was found to be diabetic. Reasons for this greater susceptibility are unknown but research continues to find ways to treat this disease.

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