the Algonquin Tribe

the location

• lived along the boarder of Quebec
• cool winters, warm summers
• reached -9 degrees at coldest and +15 at warmest
• 300-400cm of snow every winter
• 140-180 days over +5 degrees every year

flora and fauna

• blood root plants used for painting skin
• grew vegetable crops to feed families and French explorers
• second highest agriculture rate in Canada
• home to many birds
• hunted minks, muscrats, beavers and raccoons 

Landscape

• hills and flat plains sit on a layer of sedentary rock
• ideal for farming, containing many apple orchards
• coniferous forests
• highest  mountain 553m above sea level
• many lakes and rivers

shelter

• wigwams-  portable dome shape structures
• frames made of trees and saplings
• fire pit in the center to keep it warm
• fire smoke escaped from a hole in the top
• walls made with bark

clothing

• animal fur used (moose, deer, bear, etc.)
• (summer) men wore loin cloths
• (summer) women wore sleeveless dresses
• (winter) women would sew sleeves to dresses
• (winter) both sexes wore fur leggings and robes

Food

• followed herds of animals, all food was provided by nature
• gathered berries and mint to make tea
• meats were often put into soups
• summer time women would make salads
• meat was stored with berries to keep for famines

Transportation

• built canoes covered in bark for longer distances
• some wore snow shoes
• summer months traveled by foot 
• snowshoes were made from strips of leather

males work

• responsible for hunting
• fathers passes on their hunting grounds
• role of chief stayed with one family

females work

• responsible for gathering berries
• cooked for the tribe
• made clothing for the tribe
• children were expected to help with work
• gathered food for salads in the summer

community

• patrilocal system- lived with the husbands family
• patriarchal society- men made the decisions
• patrilineal kinship even though women placed their input
• property owned by males and passed to sons
• decisions were made in group council with both sexes

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