The Yurok tribe, although mostly assimilated in present times, has continued to thrive and protect their culture. The Yurok tribe has endured a sordid history. The tribe has suffered great atrocities at the hands of western culture. The Yurok went from being a thriving people, to being assimilated, almost to the point of ethnocide, (Kottak) and finally forced to live in a small area that was once a part of their vast ancestral land. The Yurok people have strived up until the present to keep their culture alive. In this essay I will be discussing what the Yurok tribe is like today, what problems they face politically and socially, and what the tribe is doing to combat these issues.
In the past, the Yurok did not have an active political system or form of social control. (Kottak) There was no one man to lead the tribe; they did not practice chiefdom. Nevertheless, the Yurok simply had a set of principles to which the tribe would adhere to. An example of one of these principle is, if a tribal member were to commit an act of violence toward another member of the tribe, the person who committed the act would have to pay full compensation, depending on the severity of the act. Today the Yurok are governed by a tribal council. The tribal
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Poverty is currently one of the biggest concerns for the Yurok tribe. Klamath is a rural area, because of this there are not very many places to dispose of trash. The reservation is covered with old cars and run down homes. Without funds to remove junk, the Yurok reservation continues to remain in a tawdry state. The Tribe has, in the past, partnered with the state of California to try to clean up illegal dump sites around the Yurok reservation. Methamphetamine abuse has also become a big problem on the reservation. The Yurok tribe has been trying to combat these issues for
The Mohawk tribe was fierce. They were located in upstate New York to Southern Quebec and Eastern Ontario. The people of the Mohawk tribe lived in villages of longhouse, these were made out of wood as the frames with animals fur and elm tree’s bark. The would eat the fish and any animals they caught with their weapons including bow and arrows, knives, and clubs, also they ate a lot of corn, beans, and squash, that's what they grew. The leader of tribes name is Thayendangea also known as Joseph Brant, he made the rules. The Mohawk’s had to fight their neighboring tribes for their dominance of the beaver fur trade, and they won. They did not really have a good relationship with other tribes. Overall the Mohawk tribe was warlike, they
The Native American Tribe, Shuswap originally called the Xatsu”ll in the olden days. This tribe has many different weapons and tools(Cultures of the World Canada book). Each of these weapons and tools are used and made in differents ways. But all their weapons are important in its own way. The Shuswap tribe is very interesting and has much for you to learn about.
A government surveyor drew a line separating the Wallowa Valley. The Nez Perce objected. The Nez Perce claimed, “the Indians who signed the new treaty were the leaders of other bands and had no right to give up land that was not even theirs” (Williams & Youngs, 5). This is how the Non-Treaty came about. Soon the whites and Indians fought over the land and Indians were killed, one that was best friend with Joseph, he felt like he was is brother. Burial was granted to bury the Indian in the valley by General Howard.
The Yuma Tribe resides in what is currently modern day southwestern Arizona, specifically the city of Yuma, and parts of southeastern California. Yuma Indians lived in small settlements called rancherias that were located along the Colorado River. The climate is hot and barren with temperatures reaching over 100℉.
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.
During the 19th century, the Shawnee tribe was removed by the U.S. Government to what is now the state of Kansas. The group which became known as the Absentee Shawnee Tribe absented itself from the reservation in Kansas in 1845 (thus their name), and traveled southwards to Texas.
The constitution for the Mohegan Tribe states that a Tribal Council of nine tribal members and seven members of the Council of Elders shall govern the tribe. All executive and legislative powers that are not granted to the Council of Elders are vested with the Tribal Council. All judicial matters and the Tribe’s cultural integrity are overseen by the Council of Elders, who also have the authority to exercise legislative powers with respect to the stringent rules and regulations in regard to tribal membership and enrollment with the tribal court adjudicating all non gaming
Yakama (formerly spelled Yakima) self-named Waptailmim (People of the Narrow River), or Pakintlema (People of the Gap). The people of the Yakama tribe speak ‘Yakama’, which is a northwestern dialect of Sahaptin (a Sahaptian language of the Plateau Penutian family). Native speakers have argued about the traditional Yakama name for this language, ‘Ichishkíin Sínwit’. Currently the Tribal Cultural Resources program wants to replace the word Sahaptin, which means "stranger in the land". Nowadays Yakama is an ‘endangered language’ because most Yakama children aren't learning it anymore. Nonetheless, many Yakama people are working to try and keep their language alive. The Yakama used to live in the area along the Columbia, Yakima, and Wenatchee rivers, in what is now the south-central region of Washington state.
The Yurok tribe of California is very interesting. The Yurok tribe was located in Northwestern California. In 1770, their estimated population was 2,500 indians. The language they spoke was in the Algonquian family. This report will tell you about the Yurok’s settlement, food, houses, clothing, tools, trade, and last but not least different ceremonies.
The Mandan Tribe is a society of Native Americans that have managed to survive for longer than three centuries through many various hardships in their environments of North Dakota and South Dakota. The Mandans have prospered due to their adaptable and unique civilization. They have anomalous customs and cultures that make it easy to advance. Some of the most essential and important information to include about them is how they have lived over the years. This involves their lifestyles, history, and how they used their surroundings.
Who were the Lenape you ask? You might think this research paper is boring….yeah that caught your attention. The Lenape tribe is from along time ago, and we are here to tell you what they did in the past. Where are they from? What did they eat? Did fun exist back then? How did they survive? How did they communicate? Well read on to find out more.
On Friday, September 11, 1857, 120 emigrants were killed or massacred in southern Utah by Mormons and Paiute Indians on their way from Arkansas to California. They were part of the Baker-Fancher wagon train. Many of the emigrants were from Marion, Crawford, Carroll, and Johnson counties. They started their journey around Boone County in April of 1857 with their leader, who had been to California twice before leading the Baker-Fancher wagon train. About forty families met at Beller’s Stand. After they left Arkansas, the emigrants of the Fancher party traveled through Kansas and Nebraska before entering Utah. They passed Fort Bridger and Salt Lake City before making it to Cedar City. Mountain Meadows is a valley about 35 miles away from Cedar City, where the emigrants were massacred.
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The onondaga tribe is one of the most interesting tribes in the world. They do all sorts of interesting things. They have a lot of location. They have some traditions. Last they have a lot of present-day facts.
One Native American tribe in the southeastern region is the Cherokee tribe. The Cherokee tribe was the largest tribe in the southeastern region. They lived in log cabins instead of tee pees the cabins were circular they were made from various materials including cane, plaster, and sticks.. They were mostly farmers. they ate corn, squash, and beans the men however, hunted deer, bear, and turkeys The men of the tribe wore leggings and breechcloth. A breechcloth is a long rectangular piece of clothing. The women wore wraparound skirts made from fiber and deerskin. Men covered themselves with tribal tattoo art and painted themselves bright when they were in a war, but the women did not paint themselves. The Cherokee believed that certain beings created the Earth, moon, and stars, when the fruits of the Earth were