Understanding Indigenous Cultures
Natalia Patino
Cory Rivero
Tiffany Taylor
Barbara Thompson
Aneesa Wasserman
GEO3421
FALL 2014
October 24th, 2014
Introduction
An indigenous culture is a group of people that describe themselves as a tribe. They have a different social and economic culture than the culture of the majority of the host nation. They are also descendants of the people that live in the host nation before colonization. They are different from other cultures because they are usually a minority group in the host nation and also they are usually the colonized group. Indigenous groups have a close relationship with the environment, the Eastern band of Cherokee call themselves "the stewards of …show more content…
Dating back to the 18th century, these two tribes, who share a common language called Karib, became basically one tribe through close, geographical location and intermarriages. The East Peru River, located in Brazil, spreads their 15 villages, with a total of 415 individuals.
The Wayana-Aparai families are frequently comprised of four generations, and it is custom, but not law, that when married, the new family resides with the family of the bride. Residence is called a "tapyi", and is set up along the riverside, where these hunters and gatherers have a diet that consists of monkeys, alligators, lizards, and birds, as well as fishes from the river. Gardening is also their forte, and in their gardens you will find bananas, watermelons, sweet potatoes, sugar canes, pumpkins, and maniocs. These indigenous folk raise dogs to assist them in the hunt for ducks, and they raise chickens as well, but for eggs only, as they do not raise animals for meals. (Indian …show more content…
Anadarko is near Oklahoma City. Before this, the Wichita tribe was in different states. In the early findings, they were in states like Texas. On the website, when first encountered by Francisco Vasquez de Coronado in 1541, the Quiviran ancestors of the Wichita tribe were following a way of life that continued into the eighteenth century. Near their large grass house villages, women filled their gardens while the men hunted buffalo and other game. Trade was extensive and included commodities such as glazed paint pottery, turquoise pendants, and shell beads from the Puebloan villages of New Mexico as well as bois d 'arc and engraved pottery from Caddo settlements of northeastern Texas. Wichita have migrated to different areas and were near other tribes like the Waco, Tawakonis, Kitchai, and more to name. Due to other tribes disliking the Wichita tribe because of their roughness and sometimes stealing, the Wichita moved constantly. (Wichita
Natalia Patino
Cory Rivero
Tiffany Taylor
Barbara Thompson
Aneesa Wasserman
GEO3421
FALL 2014
October 24th, 2014
Introduction
An indigenous culture is a group of people that describe themselves as a tribe. They have a different social and economic culture than the culture of the majority of the host nation. They are also descendants of the people that live in the host nation before colonization. They are different from other cultures because they are usually a minority group in the host nation and also they are usually the colonized group. Indigenous groups have a close relationship with the environment, the Eastern band of Cherokee call themselves "the stewards of …show more content…
Dating back to the 18th century, these two tribes, who share a common language called Karib, became basically one tribe through close, geographical location and intermarriages. The East Peru River, located in Brazil, spreads their 15 villages, with a total of 415 individuals.
The Wayana-Aparai families are frequently comprised of four generations, and it is custom, but not law, that when married, the new family resides with the family of the bride. Residence is called a "tapyi", and is set up along the riverside, where these hunters and gatherers have a diet that consists of monkeys, alligators, lizards, and birds, as well as fishes from the river. Gardening is also their forte, and in their gardens you will find bananas, watermelons, sweet potatoes, sugar canes, pumpkins, and maniocs. These indigenous folk raise dogs to assist them in the hunt for ducks, and they raise chickens as well, but for eggs only, as they do not raise animals for meals. (Indian …show more content…
Anadarko is near Oklahoma City. Before this, the Wichita tribe was in different states. In the early findings, they were in states like Texas. On the website, when first encountered by Francisco Vasquez de Coronado in 1541, the Quiviran ancestors of the Wichita tribe were following a way of life that continued into the eighteenth century. Near their large grass house villages, women filled their gardens while the men hunted buffalo and other game. Trade was extensive and included commodities such as glazed paint pottery, turquoise pendants, and shell beads from the Puebloan villages of New Mexico as well as bois d 'arc and engraved pottery from Caddo settlements of northeastern Texas. Wichita have migrated to different areas and were near other tribes like the Waco, Tawakonis, Kitchai, and more to name. Due to other tribes disliking the Wichita tribe because of their roughness and sometimes stealing, the Wichita moved constantly. (Wichita