Tribe

The Blackfoot Tribe Who was the Blackfoot tribe? The Blackfoot Tribe was a tribe that signed its first peace treaty in 1855. They are located mostly in Montana,Idaho, and the Great Plains. They are called the blackfoots because they wore black leather shoes called moccasins. They lived in teepees. A teepee is a small tent that is supported by wooden poles and the covered with animal skin. The blackfoot tribe was a big migrating tribe. They were a big and peaceful tribe. As children in the…

Would you live next to a society that previously murdered innocent men, women and children? Do you think you could sleep knowing that same tribe could attack you or your family at anytime? People around the states wanted the Cherokees out of Georgia because of the resources in that land. Many Georgians still had hatred and anger towards the Cherokee tribe because of past events that have occurred. In general, many citizens wanted them out which lead the Indian Removal Act. The act was justified…

The Rendille Tribe is a community which primarily herds camels and sheep. They occupy the region in Northern Kenya south of the Chalbi Desert. They number about 64,000 in Kenya. In this dry climate and harsh environment, life expectancy is only 40 years. There are nine primary clans within the Rendille tribe, each having several family sub-divisions. When there is an issue to be addressed, the leaders of each clan come together to form a committee. However, there is no official leader over the…

The Skykomish tribe originated as a subgroup of the Snoqualmies and lived in the current American state, Washington (Pritzker, 201). They form part of the Native Americans in the US. The tribe’s main villages were located on the Skykomish River. Primarily, the tribe composed of the Indians of Twana, a community comprising of the Salishan people living in Washington’s Hood Canal drainage basin. The Twana comprised of nine communities, where the Skykomish, also called “people of the big river,”…

Onyx - The Tribe leader who must possess the power of prophecy. The Onyx cannot speak to clan cats, the Lapis must speak for him/her. Lapis - The speaker for the Onyx and Zircon. Must posses the empathy power. Zircon - Four of the most sk!lled cats in the tribe. They act as deputies over the tribe. Zircon cannot speak to clan cats directly. Quartz - A term for the warriors of the tribe. Agate - The healer of the Tribe, does not require any specific power. Uses minerals and spiritual healing…

Iroquois people, are actually a group of tribes that is made of up of six tribes in total. Those tribes that make up this league are The Mohawk, The Seneca, The Onondaga, The Cayuga, The Oneida, and lastly The Tuscarora (they played a less important role than the others as they did not join in the league until the 1700s. These tribes were all run basically the same, but each had their individual parts to play in the league (Treuer 32). The politics for these tribes were run by 50 chiefs would be…

the state of Idaho today. Her Dad was the chief of the Shoshone tribe. She loved her life as a child. Her tribe moved around during the year to gather food. When Sacajawea was eleven years old, another tribe called the Hidatsa tribe attacked her tribe and she was kidnapped and became a slave in that tribe. The Hidatsa tribe lived near what is North Dakota today and they took her back to that area. Her life was not the same. This tribe did not move around and grew crops for food. It was…

The Igbo tribe are people living in southeastern Nigeria. Just like any other tribe, they have their own culture. Parts of the Igbo tribe’s culture consists of their religion, gender roles, and housing conditions. As part of their religion, the Igbo people believe in many different Gods and spirits. Their religion “includes belief in a creator god (Chukwu), an earth goddess (Ala), and numerous other deities and spirits as well as a belief in ancestors who protect their living descendants” ("Igbo…

I can still remember as if it was yesterday. The moment I first laid eyes on the white man, was the moment I knew things would change. Samira and I are daughters of the chef of the Cherokee tribe, as kids growing up it was forbidden for us to be alone. Wherever we went there was always someone there to guard and to protect us from any danger, but we felt as if we had no freedom . Then, one hot afternoon when the sun was bursting it rays so bright that the heat was untakeable. Samira and I were…

The Mandan’s of the Great Plains Region The Mandan Indians were a tribe living among other Indians within the Great Plains region. The Great Plains is basically the central area in North American. The Great Plains region consists of various states like Iowa, the Dakotas, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Missouri. It ranges from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. The general region of the Great Plains has a geography typically described as “miles and miles of flat land and gently…