Aleut And Algonquin Civilization
Published on Nov 22, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
ALGONQUINS
SOCIAL CLASS (STRUCTURE)
- Social structure was patriachal
- Men were in charge and the tribes leaders
- The Shaman was their healer believed to be very powerful
- The Shaman had a great place in Social Structure
- Algonquins were a lower social class because they traveled a lot, mainly on foot
ART/ARCHITECTURE
- Algonquins would decorate birchbark containers
- They were known for beadwork & basketry art
- There paintings would tell stories & represent families
- They lived in wigwams and tents made from animal skin
- Wigwams were small round buildings made from bent branches
JOB SPECIALIZATION
- During warm weather they created large houses
- During spring they caught seafood using canoes they built
- Fall- they hunted animals
- Winter- created winter camps and built secure houses
RISE IN CITIES
- Caught floodwaters and let them gradually run back to the fields
- As the population and need for more farmland increased, the irrigation got more involved and complex
- Over time, the irrigation would lead to more crops, which led to more people
- Which led to the need to develop more farmland and irrigation
LANGUAGE
- Algonquin language family is properly know as Algic
- It is spoken in the northern US and Canada
- Family includes the Eastern algonquin language, the central, and the plains
- In each of these large groups there are many tribes with there own dialects
- There are about 49 tribes that use the algonquin language family
PUBLIC WORKS
- Algonquian's built and lived in wigwams
- Wigwams were made out of birchbark
- They also used birchbark to make canoes as transportation
- They also used birchbark to make canoes as transportation
ALEUTS
SOCIAL CLASS (STRUCTURE)
- Hereditary social class
- There was a large class of average people
- 2 small classes of wealthy people and slaves
- Village leaders were in control, especially with forms of punishment
- They were mainly a middle class settlement
CONTINUED...
- Lived in coastal villages or camps
- They had a safe access to sea
- Large supply of resources available
- Enemies could be spotted easily
ART/ARCHITECTURE
- Art was expressed in many forms...
- Singing, dancing, story telling, carving and grass baskets
- Houses were semi-subterranean, covered with sod
- There roofs consisted of driftwood
- Over time they transformed into above ground frame structures
RISE IN CITIES
- Established the island "Anangula"
- Inhabitated major Aleution islands
- Today there are approx. 18,000 aleuts and mixed-blood people
JOB SPECIALIZATIONS
- They fish and hunt
- Known for their basketry
- Also made boats for fishing
LANGUAGES
- Aleut is an Eskimo language
- It is spoken on the island chains of Alaska and off the coast of Siberia
- The aleut language has two main dialects Eastern aleut and Western aleut
- Fewer than 500 people still speak this language today
PUBLIC WORKS
- Aleut dwellings were called oblongs
- They are square pits 50 ft. long by 20ft. wide
- Wooden beams were set into the floor to support the walls and roof
- Their transportation was walking or a large open skin boat
- The majority of their villages were close to the sea. One of their major resources was the ocean.
