Art is a complicated subject in the archaeological record because of how inherently vague the definition of art is. There are various ways and mediums in which to express creativity‚ making it difficult to interpret the different forms‚ or to understand and deduce the meaning or reasoning behind it‚ especially before the invention of writing and throughout various extinct cultures. There is also a problem in interpreting artistic expressions of the past based on the classifications and aesthetics
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Henry Hudson Henry Hudson was an English explorer and navigator in the 17th century. He was born in 1570 in England‚ His family was pure English. He had no recorded siblings. Because Hudson appears first in written records in 1607 and his life prior to his expeditions is unrecorded. Nothing is known up to this point. Considering his eventual position as ship ’s captain‚ however‚ he likely spent many of those early years at sea. He probably started as a cabin boy and gradually worked his way up
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First Peoples in Canada The People of the Atlantic: Time Span: 6000-1000 BCE Lifestyle: In pursuit of Caribou‚ the First Peoples reached the East Coast of Present Day Canada. Depended on the Harp Seal to supply them with food. The abundance of the seal allowed them to maintain a way of life for at least 6000 years. Diet relied on the sea (variety of fish‚ walrus‚ seals‚ sea birds) In winter‚ they moved inland to follow other sources of food (caribou) The archaeological find at L’Anse Amour gives
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Native American Project Info Native American Tribe: Beothuk European Name: Red Indians Definitions: no known meaning‚ suggestions: “the people”‚ “good people”‚ “kinship” Origins: uncertain‚ some people believe the language of the Beothuk is a branch off of Algonquian (Native American language) Housing: ✓ lived in wigwams‚ wigwams are called mamateeks in the Beothuk’s language ✓ wooden houses covered in birch bark ✓ constructed by placing poles in a circular shape‚ tying them
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Hunter Gatherer I sit and wait for my prey as it walks by me‚ back and forth‚ back and forth. With my axe in my hand I’m eager to strike‚ my adrenaline is high; my heart is beating so loud I can hear it through my chest. I finally give the signal to my group and we attack! The hunt is on! We live in the wild‚ we build our own shelters with the bones of the animals we have hunted and killed. We also make our clothing from the hide of animals. We eat fruits‚ roots‚ leaves‚ and nuts. When we want
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Tlingit Tribe The Tlingit tribe is a Native American tribe that is in a few locations across the world. They are in southeastern Alaska‚ British Columbia‚ and Yukon in Canada. But this is focusing on the tribe in southeastern Alaska. In Alaska they have Native villages. Alaska villages don’t have the same rights as other Indian nations that other US states do. The Tlingits belong to a group called the “Central Council of the Tlingit Indian Tribes of Alaska”.They handle tribal government of the
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Nanook of the North‚ is considered the first feature-length documentary film‚ but there are many constructed/re-enactments through out it. The movie informed the viewers on how the Eskimos lived during the 1920’s. Robert Flaherty‚ the director‚ followed a family in Northern Canada and documented their daily activities. However many scenes seem to have been retaken in order to get a different shot of the subject. Flaherty could have been unsatisfied with his first shot and so he would have the
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the required information. CASE STUDY #1 – Nunavut – efforts to revitalize Inuit language and culture http://www.tusaalanga.ca/splash Tusaalanga (Inuit language learning) http://www.pirurvik.ca/en/programs Pirurvik Centre (explore the different programs they have to revitalize Inuit culture) http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/09/02/nunavuts_battle_to_preserve_inuit_languages.html Nunavut’s battle to preserve Inuit languages (Toronto Star article) http://www.kativik.qc.ca/en/inuktitut-computer-games
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Ke Li 1398422 In Search of Self-Identity for Métis people and Tactical Responses to Oppression of Our Racist Society When we are unable to find the pleasant cool in the summer‚ when we are unable to find the warm sunshine in the winter‚ when we are unable to find the shinning stars in the evesperal sky‚ who are we by then? The Canadian Metis are an Aboriginal group who celebrate their mixed-ancestry and identify with a unique Metis culture (Richardson 56). In the novel of Beatrice Culleton‚ In
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Arturo Martinez Anthropology 2014 Franz Boas - The Ellis Island Research. Franz Boas is known as the founder of American anthropology and he dedicated his life to anthropology. Boas is recognized for some early work but mainly for the research he conducted in Ellis Island‚ New York. Boas once said “No culture is inferior to another. No language is inferior to another. No race is inferior to another.” (1848 – 1942) With the Ellis Island project‚ he found that exactly. Immigrants coming into
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