12 September 2014 Do now: Write a min of 5 lines. Which native cultural region have you found most interesting and why? You must have 2 clear ideas underlined. Cite specific information. If you don’t follow the guidelines, you wont get credit. Today, I will be able to annotate the Lenape natives reading and answer the reading comp. Questions. Today, you’ll be allowed to retake your 50 states if you weren’t happy with your results, but we will be moving forward in class. * (take notes and identify elements of culture) Homework: Read the article on the Lenape natives and answer the questions.

Culture What defines a group’s way of life. Social Organization: Loosely defined social classes, low, middle, high Customs and Traditions: Hot Dogs and Fireworks on the 4th of July. Remembrance of 9-11-01 Religion: Judeo-Christian roots, but freedom to practice mostly anything. Language: Not official  English Arts and Literature: Highly valued Forms of government: Currently, democratic-republic, originally republic Economic systems: mixed (parts socialism and free enterprise)

Testing procedures Make sure your name is on the paper. Level 0 when the test is out (it’ll be assumed that you’re cheating) Don’t help people cheat (cover up your work) Eyes on your paper (your cheating) Cheating will result in a 0 and a call home! Don’t leave anything blank, don’t quit, everyone has a brain…Use it!!!! Once your test is completed: Review yesterday’s notes on elements of culture, last night’s reading (identify the elements of cultures for the arctic and subarctic), and begin reading: Northeast, Southeast, and Plains (identify the elements of cultures).

Arctic These people were heavily influenced by their environment. Eskimo-Aleut language family Population small and scattered Inuitsnomadic hunters Aleuts settled, small fishing villages Homes made of sod/timber, in the extreme north Ice. Seal and otter skins were well insolated and waterproof.

Subarctic Swampy, piney forests colder region inland Alaska and Canada. Western: Athabaskan speakers Eastern: Algonquian speakers Used toboggans, snowshoes, and lightweight canoes for travel. Sparsely populated Small family groups hunted caribou lived in easy to move tents. Also lived in underground dugouts. Europeans interaction: economic/cultural shift from subsistence living to profit living

Algonquian vs. Iroquois Northeast cultural area Iroquoian speakers lived along inland rivers and lakes. Enjoyed politically stable villages and were more populated than the Algonquian. Iroquois were more warlike than the Algonquian. Algonquian lived in small farming and fishing villages along the ocean. Both were eventually forced to pick sides regarding a conflict between the British and French.

Southeast Entrenched agrarian culture. Organized social structure around hamlets (small ceremonial and market villages) Contained the 5 “civilized” tribes. Eventually forced to relocate throughout the 1830s, regardless of how well they assimilated to American culture.

The Plains Several languages were spoken in this region. Settled hunters and gatherers (that’s a lot of ‘ers’ After European contact and the introduction of horses this group becomes more nomadic. Traded goods with Europeans and Americans, rapid loss of culture.

Southwest Population varied from sedentary farmers to nomadic forgers/raiders. Sedentary populations made sturdy pueblos Nomadic tribes made hogans

The Great Basin Shoshonean and Uto-Aztecan dialects were spoken in this region. Mobile society, struggled obtaining permanent sustenance. Mobile homes Leadership/social groups were very informal and fluid.

California Heavily populated (hey just like today!) >200 dialects spoken in this region. Linguistic landscape incredibly complex, more so than even Europe. Not much farming, small family-based bands of hunter-gatherers “tribelets” Generally peaceful

Northwest Coast