Tribes of the World

What is a Tribe?• A group of people tied by family relation

and/or shared culture and traditions.

The Global Perspective

Aborigine - Australia• Many different groups

live all over Australia• Culture:

– Share common beliefs about creation of mankind

• Contributions:– Created musical

instrument called the didgeridoo

– Introduction of boomarang

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Didgeridoo

Australia

Basque - Spain• Live mostly in northern

Spain and southern France

• Culture:– Have their own unique

language– Desire to maintain

cultural heritage

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Harri zulaketa

A competition to drill holes into rock

Guarani – South America• From what is now Brazil,

Uruguay, Paraguay, and Argentina

• Culture: – Family is the base of society.

They usually live in family groups up to 12-15 people

– Speak Guarani language• Contribution:

– Several English words can be traced to Guaraní roots, such as "tapioca", "toucan" and "jaguar.“ (copied directly from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guaran%C3%AD_people)

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Can you find the countries the Guarani live in?

The United States

American Indians – United States and Canada

• What is an American Indian?• How many tribes from the United States and

Canada can you list?• What cultural traits do you associate with the

American Indians?

American Indians – United States and Canada

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American Indians – United States and Canada

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Traditional Cherokee Dress

Seminole

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Utah

Tribes of Utah

• Ute• Paiute• Shoshone• Goshute• Navajo

Tribes of Utah• We will be studying the following during the unit:

– Identify prehistoric and historic Native American Indian groups.

– How does the environment (weather, landforms, wildlife and plant regions) impact each tribe’s food, housing, and traditions?

– What are cultural traditions within each tribe? (Spiritual, artistic, architectural, and oral traditions of Utah's Native American Indians; e.g., languages, storytelling, pottery, basketry, weaving, beadwork, and dwellings.)

– How has Native American Indian heritage influenced Utah today?