The Lummi Nation Tribe: Nooksack Indian

The Sioux and Chippewa Indian tribes’ have a drastically different way of living compared to what other people are accustomed to in terms of their history, clothing, tools, and weapons needed for survival. The Sioux Indians were originally from Asia, but migrated to America about 30,000 years ago. Their long, straight jet-black hair resembles that of the Asian descendants. The Sioux tribes were located in The Great Plains, which consists of 7 different states Minnesota, Wisconsin, North and South Dakota; however, they were also known to live in parts of Nebraska, Illinois, and Montana. “The name Sioux is an abbreviation of Nadouessioux. (Britannica) The name was given to them by the Ojibwa (Chippewa). Sioux means, “Little snake”. The Sioux tended to follow the pattern of the buffalo, which is why they are found in multiple locations.

The Wampanoag' is a Native American individuals in North America. They were a free alliance comprised of a few tribes. Numerous Wampanoag individuals today are selected in two governmentally perceived tribes, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, or four state-perceived tribes in Massachusetts. In the start of the seventeenth century, at the season of first contact with the English, the Wampanoag lived in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, a domain that incorporated present-day Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket islands. Their populace numbered in the thousands because of the extravagance of nature and their development of corn, beans and squash. Three thousand Wampanoag lived on Martha's Vineyard alone.

A important dilemma in my personal life is about my experience as a first generation immigrant in the United States. My parents take extra precaution to make sure I do not loose sight of where I came form and so, my parents drive to Mexico every year with my sister and I to see relatives who are living in conditions worse than ours so that we are grateful of our life in America. As I see my cousins and nieces/nephews grow up, I see realize that they have no real role model to look up to as no one has completed college when their parents exited high school and some not even that. So I want to help my family members to aspire to be something better in life and not a mailman or manual laborer like my father and uncles. I would like to instill

The Hualapai people are a tribe of Native Americans that are currently living in northwestern Arizona. The name Hualapai means “People of the Tall Pines”(“About Hualapai”). These people have a rich history that is passed on by oral tradition. These people have influences in hunting (“About Hualapai”). Through history, these people have not lost their culture and traditions.

For centuries the Nooksack tribe located in Northwest Washington has been dependent on the wilderness for survival. Originally defined as a horticultural community, the Nooksack people have used their knowledge the land to support their daily necessities of food and shelter. Salmon runs in the nearby Nooksack River, named after the local tribe, continue to be a steady source of protein for the tribe up to this day. However, this way of life has lately been threatened by the diminishing glaciers of nearby Mount Baker. In order to understand the significance this event has to the culture of the Nooksack tribe, we must first look at how their culture has changed in the past, how it would possibly change in response to the glacial thinning and what the reemergence of Mount Baker may mean for future Nooksack generations.

Located in Coos Bay, Oregon, lies the Coquille Indian Tribe standing strong with over 1,000 members situated on 7,043 acres of land. This group of native americans derived from a, “mispronounced or misunderstood native word that described the river along which our forebears lived or some particular physical attribute of the surrounding estuary environment,” (Tribal Heritage). Not to mention, that’s exactly what this tribe is about, settling on low valleys of the Coos and river waters. As can be seen, the Coquilles are a very distinctive group of native americans due to their unique living styles.

The Nez Perce Indian Tribe was a great tribe the name may see silly but then were the most numerous and powerful tribe. The Nez Perce had 12,000 people but lost some some people now they have 3,499 people. They live in the great plains and fish in the Celilo fall. They hunt buffalo and fish salmon for their food and their clothing. They are house breder and the name Nez Perce men pierced nose.

The Nooksack Indian Tribe (will be called the Tribe throughout this proposal) has regressed in self-governance. Over the past four years disenrollment has been the core focus of the Tribe, which has caused discourse in self-determination. There is a dire need to reform the Tribe’s constitution for it does not address our inherent rights, describes who we are as Nooksack people, overcome political obstacles, conflict resolution, and leadership roles. The current constitution is based on the Indian Reorganization Act [IRA] cookie cutter constitutions made by the federal government. The IRA is connected to the assimilation of Indians through federal policy that has caused problems concerning tribal leadership, enrollment issues, gives authority

Don’t be confused when an Indian tribe is called the Chippewa or the Ojibway because they are the same tribe. French settlers could not pronounce Ojibway correctly so they called the tribe the Chippewa. Have you ever wanted to know about the Ojibway Indians? If you read on, you will learn many interesting facts about this tribe.

In Wisconsin, the history of the land has a various number of stories. The land of Wisconsin has been Americanized throughout the years by European settlers within the area. However, the land used to be owned by different Native American tribes, such as the Oneida Indian Nation and the Forest County Potawatomi tribe. The history, culture, and tribal sovereignty of these two tribes compare and contrast with each other but remain strong to this day.

The Powhatans were a native american tribe that lived in Virginia. They also spoke an eastern-Algonquian language, so they were often referred as Virginia Algonquians. The Powhatan Indians lived in the towns by rivers for easy ways to get food and for transportations, they also always bathed in the river every day. The Powhatans lived in houses called Yehakins. “The yehakins were made from saplings bent and lashed together at the top to form a barrel shape. Woven mats or bark were placed on top of the saplings and space left for an entrance at each end of the house and an open hole at the center of the roof for smoke to escape.” (http://www.nps.gov/jame/learn/historyculture/the-powhatan-indian-world.htm)

I'll be talking about Shoshone people clothing, food they eat, how they for find food, and what they eat. To start off with what they use for clothes. Then, how they hunt for food. Finally, where they originated and what they're known for.

The Hopi tribe is the Westernmost of the Pueblo Indian tribes, the independent Hopi Nation is the only Pueblo tribe that speaks a Shoshonean language of the Uto-Aztecan linguistic family. “Hopi” is the shortened form of the original term Hopituh-Shi-nu-mu, which the term was used to mean peaceful people.

While I was reading about the Ojibwe tribe I was quite interested to learn about their history. I have not gotten a chance to learn much about any native American tribes, sadly the most information I have gotten with Native Americans is my past teacher explaining her husband’s family traditions or learning to say “Ojibwe” because it is a street name close to where I live. Without much knowledge of this tribe I was quite surprised to find out that the ancestors of the Ojibwe were not living in what is now Minnesota but could be found throughout the northeastern part of North America and along the Atlantic Coast (Treuer, 2010, p. 5). There is a common language and culture among these tribes. When it comes to marriage it is heavily frowned upon

The Lakota Sioux primarily located in North and South Dakota “are one of three main subdivisions of the Great Sioux Nation” (“Lakota”, n.d). Prior to the 1900’s, “The Lakota tribe consist of seven bands that lived throughout the Great Plains, the largest and most famous of being the Oglala Sioux Tribe” (“Lakota”, n.d.). In the late 1800’s the Lakota were relocated to several reservations, with the majority of the tribe living on the Pine Ridge Reservation and the Rosebud Reservation. In addition, to an abundant amount of Lakota located in Montana and Canada (“Lakota Indians”, n.d.). Initially, their dialect was the Lakota language which was once spoken by the entire Lakota tribe, now reduced to less than half of the Lakota Indians, with the primary dialect of English now. Some important phrases listed on the Omniglot website are listed in the chart below.