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BLACKFOOT By Nick, Ryker, Wesley, Scott.
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SETTING
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LOCATION: Canada. British Columbia. Alberta. Saskatchewan. USA, Montana.
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PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Lowest point: 3400 ft. ( 1000 ) m. below sea level. Highest point: 9066 ft. ( 2763 ) m. above sea level. East: grasslands. Western edge: thick forests.
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CLIMATE Had hot dry summers, Extremely cold winters. Language they spoke the Blackfoot language as well as English.
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SOCIAL AND POLITICAL STRUCTURE!
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FAMILY AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATION! Young people were invited into societies after proving themselves. Each society had a function to the tribe. The family Is the foundation of the speaking peoples social organization. “WIFE” is extended to all her sisters. “ HUSBAND” applies to all his brothers. Grandparents and other elders are called Naas.
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camps were generally composed of those who were related through marriage, although people were allowed to move from camp to camp depending on interpersonal relationships.
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GOVERNMENT
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THE PEOPLE: The reservation is home to the Blackfeet Tribe. Of about 15,000 enrolled tribal members. About 7,000 living around the reservation. The Blackfeet Indians are commonly thought to get there name by the black color of their moccasins painted or darkened with ashes.
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WARFARE
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WEAPONS Some of the weapons the Blackfeet Indians used were. 1.Bow + Arrows. 2.Knifes. 3.Mauls – large mallets or hammers. 4.Shot guns + pistols.
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PICTURES:
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EXPEDITIONS From time to time there would be some expeditions to go kill enemies, for glory, or to take revenge, or even for a minor injury but war had not yet been made. After killing the enemy thy take what they find has most value such as food dry meats or bread. Or they take animals, or clothing.
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CULTURE
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ART The Blackfoot tribe made beadwork, quillwork, and baskets. The Blackfoot tribe had pottery. The theme is the people of the plains and their most important resources; the bison. They hand made pots, flasks, vases and plates in addition of figurines and masks.
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DANCE + CEREMONIES The sun dance is the highest Blackfoot ceremony and dance. Held every summer when the sarvis berries are ripe. The sun dance is a ceremony of prayer, sacrifice, and renewal. It lasts a day and a half, during which time a hundred songs are sung each song is different from the others.
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MUSIC Singing is strongly distinguished from speech. Many songs do not contain any words, and the songs that do have words often describe myths from the rest of life. Blackfoot music is primarily vocal. They had instruments but the most importand one and most common one they used were the drums.
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INSTRUMENTS 1.Drums 2.Flutes 3.Rattles 4.Bells
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GAMES Some games they had were, 1.Dice 2.Hand games 3.Hoop and pole 4.Spinning tops 5.Stick games
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RELIGION The Blackfoot religion is very complex. Their main god was the son, the also believed in a being called napi, which means old man. The Blackfoot tribe also had complicated beliefs about special powers in connection with nature. They believed that animals had their own powers, and that these animals could bestow these supernatural powers.
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BURIAL PRACTICES Burial customs varied wildly from tribe to trib. Indians disposed of their dead in a few different ways. Modern day native Americans may incorporate ancient death rituals handed down from their ancestors in a modern funeral service.
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DAILY LIFE
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FOOD Pemmican: made from lean meat from big animals. The meat was cut up in to thin slices and put over top of a fire to dry out and become hard. 10% of diet was filled with roots and eggs, and a various amount of fruits and vegetables.
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HUNTING FISHING/ AGRICULTURE OR FARMING
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Blackfoot people mainly tried to hunt bison/buffalo or other large bulky animals. They also fired arrows on horseback. When the Europeans came and overhunted in the Blackfoot area, the Blackfoot tribe had to turn to fishing and agriculture to survive.
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SHELTER Two types of shelter they had were tipis and lodges. Tipis: are easy to set up and to take down for quick travel. Lodges: built after the tipis; could hold 6-8 people.
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CLOTHING AND ADORNMENT The clothing was made out of deer and antelope hide. Clothing was decorated with beads, porcupine quill, and feathers. Woman wore long fringed dresses. Men wore leggings and occasionally wore buckskin shirt.
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