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    Iroquois Indian Exchange

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    Champlain started off on a good foot with the Huron Indian tribes by helping them fight their enemies‚ the Iroquois Confederacy. A few shots by the white

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    about are the Inuit‚ the Hida‚ and the Iroquois. You will get to learn about where they live‚ how they hunt‚ their housing‚ and so much more! The similarities of all the tribes All the tribes Have to share something in common‚ like that they all hunt. Now‚ That does not mean that they all hunt in the same way‚ it just means that they all hunt. The Inuit used to hunt with spears. The Hida used to hunt with nets‚ harpoons and nets. And the Iroquois used to hunt with bows‚ arrows and spears

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    Iroquois League Essay

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    Canada southward into the Ohio Valley. The Iroquois League dominated the middle Atlantic region and contended with tribes of the Algonquin nation for domination in parts of the Ohio Valley. In the southern region three primary groups prevailed: the Cherokee‚ Tuscarora and Muskhogean. All of these tribes were eventually overwhelmed by the in-migration Europeans (and their descendants)‚ the diseases brought with them and the wars of

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    Genesis Vs Iroquois

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    heavens and the Earth‚” but according to the Iroquois‚ the creation of life took place in a much different way. Throughout the book of Genesis in the New Testament‚ the description of the creation goes by days. In the story “The World on a Turtle’s Back‚” the creation of Earth happens in a series of events‚ all caused by the gods in the Sky World. According to the Hebrews‚ the sky and Earth were created by the commanding of God‚ unlike what the Iroquois foretold. Consequently‚ God was said to have

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    The Iroquois Confederacy. Where was the Iroquois located? well they were located in northern part of america‚ in the Northern New York area as well as the western part of Pennsylvania. because they consisted of at least 5 tribes during the colonial era‚ the area they occupied was pretty large. Religion: Haudenosaunee believed that a powerful spirit called Orenda permeated the universe. He created everything that is good and useful. The Evil Spirit made things that are poisonous‚ but the Great

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    JR Benedict Nov 20‚ 2012 “Understanding the built environment at the Seneca Iroquois White Springs Site using large-scale multi-instrument archaeogeophysical surveys”. The field of landscape archaeology can be challenging in the way that it conducts itself. Most of the time the sites are obstructed by vegetation or they may be hidden in a farmer’s plowed field. However the surveying of these places do to their size and proximity to any adjacent constraints

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    Iroquois And Dogon Essay

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    have created stories or myths to help themselves understand. Myths from across the globe‚ although different in many ways‚ have the same underlying theme. The Iroquois and Dogon have differences and similarities when it comes to who created the Earth‚ why it was created‚ and what roles humans play in the becoming of the world. The Iroquois believed that life came before the Earth. That sky gods and animals existed before we did. “ The muskrat got the land...the sky women walked counterclockwise‚

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    Gender, Kinship and Marriage

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    Gender‚ Kinship and Marriage Introduction According to Kottak‚ Kinship or Kin groups are “social units whose members can be identified and whose residence patterns and activities can be observed”. A good example of this is a nuclear family which is the most prominent in state societies as well as foraging bands which we discussed previously. Gender (which I based) several questions on is defined by Kottak as “the cultural construction of sexual difference”. What Kottak is referring

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    grounded in a mythology or religion‚ of how the world originated‚ for example‚ Genesis from Christianity‚ or Pangu from China. These stories show how the world came to be‚ and usually show values‚ morals‚ and the reasons for some traditions. The Iroquois creation story “The World on the Turtle’s Back” and the Norse story “Odin and Ymir” both serve as narratives to communicate the beliefs of their people and the values of their culture. Both stories show aspects of family and the involvement of human-like

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    Kinship care is defined as foster care. The term is currently used to define out of home placement. Kinship care is not considered to be a permanent solution; it’s more of a temporary solution. Relative adoptions however function a bit differently. Legislation requires relative care givers to meet the same licensing standards as non- relative caregivers‚ although the same services are not provided. Generally relative caregivers are not provided with the same financial support that non- relative caregivers

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