Conversely, the bow and arrow, which has become the hallmark of Native people was probably introduced by Pre-Dorset groups prior to the Woodland Period (200 B.C. - A.D. 1750), when this weapon became prevalent throughout the continent. The coastal location of many of the sites suggests that boats were used. At Churchill, the Seahorse Gully Site, which represents the largest excavated Pre-Dorset occupation in Manitoba was located a rocky archipelago in the ancient Tyrrell Sea in the present Hudson Bay region. Summer access to this site would have required water craft, although faunal remains suggest a late winter camp (Meyer
How they would use the resources they had around them for survival. This book was written pre-WWI, it is based on Victoria Island, Coronation Gulf and the surrounding area, in the Central Northern of Canada. They practice fission and fusion as many other Eskimo tribes do. As in the summer months they disperse across the north. Their destination being one of the thousands of lakes teaming with fish.
According to Nowak and Laird (2010) pastoralism is defined as, “a subsistence strategy involved in herding animals such as sheep, goats, camels, alpaca, reindeer, and cattle” (5.1) The Navajo tribe can be found in the Southwestern region of the United States. It is considered to be one of the fastest growing tribal groups in America. Although they were found in the U.S., this indigenous society started in the country of Canada and eventually migrated to the southwestern region. A journalist Deanna Kingston (2000) noted, “Briefly, Navajo history began in the western subarctic, where they were primarily hunters and gathers, after which they migrated to the American Southwest” (pg.341). Although archeologists aren’t quite sure of when pastoralism first began, it is definite that it took place when the Navajo society arrived to the Southwestern United States.
Historical Context: The Plains Indians got their name because they lived in the Great Plains of the United States. The land extended all the way from Mississippi to the mountains of Canada. In order to survive, the Indians hunted buffalo as their main source of food, they would surround the buffalo on horse, until the group of Indians drove it off a cliff. Other than hunting another big part of the Plains Indians life was religion. The worship of the Great Spirit was the main thing to their beliefs.
Comparing samples collected from present day Inuit, Nivkh, Aluetian Islander, and Athabaskan Native Americans, with the remains of a group of recently discovered Dorset, the researchers have concluded that the Paleo Eskimos were more closely related to each other than to any modern group. The study concludes that the Paleo Eskimos likely came to the American Arctic in a single wave of migration separate from the one of the Thule. Despite vast cultural differences that developed over time, the Paleo Eskimos represent a represent a single genetic population. The Dorsett and Saqqaq likely lived in genetic isolation. There is no evidence of Native American admixture, or of interbreeding with the nearby Viking
Alaska's indigenous people have benefited greatly from North Slope production. In addition to providing a tax base for the local government, oil development has provided jobs, funding for water and sewer systems and schools. Native and village corporations with oil field-related subsidiaries are working on the North Slope, and the local government has a voice in permitting and environmental regulation. It has given them access to running water and the ability to install appropriate health care facilities within their villages. Inhabitants of the North Slope have been able to move away from welfare and towards
CONTACT WITH THE EUROPEANS: 1.1 MAIN DATES AND EVENTS Europeans first contacted Northwest Coast people in 1741, but it wasn't until 1778 and James Cook's accidental discovery of the value of sea otter pelts (to the Chinese) that intense and prolonged contact between Europeans and the Native People began. By the 1850s, the fur trade had died out, as had many of the Native people, primarily through the introduction of infectious diseases, epidemics of which would wipe out entire villages. In the1850s Ameropean settlers began to arrive and conflict with the Natives escalated, with the federal governments increasing their economic and political control over the lives of the Native
When Scandinvians immigrated to the areas around Minnesota in the 18th century, they took on many of the customs of the Puritans who travelled west of the Mississippi River. They did this through traditions such as anglizing their surnames, adopting architectural styles such as the Georgian and Spanish Revival styles and by thoroughly learning the English language. Scandinavians are now one of the most respected ethnic groups in the US, and this shows that a process of osmosis into one's new surroundings is beneficial for a society. The South Asian population in the UK after the break-up of the British Empire has also been hotly debated. After Pakistanis and Bangladeshis immigrated to the UK, they were split on either to retain all of their cultural values or to Westernize themselves into British life.
How would the perspectives of these and other groups that you know of the list of the factors that you would consider when comparing effects of globalization on quality of life? Canada’s demographic continues to dramatically change as a result of, among other things, globalization, technology, and decreasing mortality rates. Recently, in social studies we have been conferring about the concept of one’s quality of life and how globalization affects the QOL of minority groups, such as Inuits, Metis and Aboriginals ‘. Canada has impacted traditional and aboriginal groups, such as, Inuit. Aboriginal perspectives’ is not easily defined because it cannot be fragmented from culture, language, and philosophy that are influenced by ancient epistemology and ontology.
With their majority represented in the territory government they have the chance to pursue their goals and cultural values through a public government structure. The government of Nunavut incorporates Inuit values and beliefs into a modern system of government. The working Page 41 – language is Inuktotut although English and French are used. Each department has an Inuit employment plan to increase the number of Inuit in public services to levels that reflect their proportion of the population. As well a number of departments are involved in preserving and promoting Inuit culture and values.