In My Tribe

really experienced Native American culture within the state. I assumed the culture difference from the West to Midwest would actually be quite similar, but to my surprise, culturally, the Pow Wow in Indiana was actually quite different, as well as the cultural differences. One of our family friends is a Chief of his tribe and within his tribe, the culture of their ancestors is still alive and seen, and on many reservations is can clearly be seen. It is a social norm in the Northwest to see…

strong are you? One of my favorite quotes is “You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have” is a quote that might connect to some more than others In all, this quote represents struggle and the resilience someone has to possess to get through whatever they’re going through. The Jamestown S’Klallam tribe(The Strong People) originated in 1874 near the eastern end of the strait of Juan De Fuca, which is northwestern oregon today .The tribe has always lived in the…

The American Tribal Love Rock Musical first premiered on Broadway in 1968, American audiences didn’t know what to make of it. The story took place in New York’s Greenwich Village, during the 1960s and centered around Claude: a member of a hippie “tribe” who has been drafted into the Vietnam war and must face the choice of whether or not to go to war. While Claude’s story serves as the basic plot, Hair was a variety of topics all meshed into one production, appropriately called, a fragmented…

Despite my current appearance, I am a mere shell of what I once was. They call me an “untouchable”, a human but…

In a small village in Tippecanoe Indiana, there was a mother who was about to birth a set of twins. The mother's name was Cheyenne and the two boys names were Apache and Shoshone. Their father, Cherokee, was the leader of the Iroquois tribe. A couple of days had past and the two boys, Apache and Shoshone were born. The two brothers were always challenging each other since day one. If one started to crawl the other tried to walk before him, the two boys would always wrestle and fight and it…

up with 100 men. These colonists were left behind on Roanoke Island, and ships were frequently sent, but there was still not enough food to support all the members of the colony. Due to this reason, the men constantly kidnapped neighboring native tribe leaders and kept them as hostage…

Cultural Notebook: Religion Maasai Tribe: The Maasai follow a traditional African Religion. With everyone in the tribe believe the same beliefs and follow the same rituals. They believe their god is the one true god and he’s the superior The Maasai Believe in the god Ngai; also known as Enkai. In the beginning of time, the sky and the earth were combined together and Ngai took control of the sky. Ngai is known to have no gender but is known to be a masculine and feminine. Their god is…

The main topic of discussion in my topic is the rights to the land surrounding and the Devil’s Tower itself. The Devil’s Tower is a monstrous rock formation that seemingly comes out of nowhere in the middle of a forest, and is said to have spiritual value to the native tribes that live in the surrounding areas. There are many tribes, such as the Arapaho, Cheyenne, Crow, Kiowa, Lakota, Sioux, etc.,(Hanson) that claim the exclusive rights to the use of the land for ceremonial purposes, as well as…

What I liked about this chapter was how Lear went into depth about Coups journey in how he was able to get over the ending of the crow tribe. Introducing a more mythical and mysterious narrative in how Coups imagination reflected a lot on how he perceived his life, made the content of the story more interesting then before. Finally, I was able to see more of Coups life story and thought process unfold. As Lear introduced in the second chapter, it was the Crow tradition that helped Coupe to…

Today I am going to be talking about the Mohawk tribe and their daily life. Next I am going to talk about their traditions and what they do every day. Now what I am going to be writing about their present day facts and what they basiclly do every day in their daily life. Where the Mohawk Tribe Indians live. There are a lot of Mohawk Indians That live in Canada city. Some other Mohawk Indians live in New York city. Most Mohawk Indians live in North America for us. They live in North…