Jan. 23, 2013

Our Presentation (Mayans)
•Codex-Ancient manuscript book
•Popol Vuh-The sacred book of the Mayan religion
•Glyph- symbol or picture representing place names and names of gods. About 300 of them.
See Presentation for Rest of Information
Native Americans
  • Trade: Soux traded gems and foods, could not trade with eachother because of same things; Chippewa traded berries; Lakota traded hides US gave them horses and guns
  • Religion: Siox believed that animals had spirit; chippewa; same beliefs lack of resources so split up; jewelry sacred land places; boys were sent to a place to fast; Lakota dancing was their form of praying to beat of drum
  • Agriculture: used bones and teeth from animals for weapons relied on wild berries; Lakota used buffalo hide for clothing fur for warmth ate meat; sioux soy beans and corn
  • language: sioux eastern part; chippewa english but had more rythym;Lakota sonoan language wwinter counts for calandars and tell history
  • math advancements: Chippewa fishing canoe; Lakota good warriors paint faces wore feathers; sioux axes and bowed arrows
  • facts: sioux teepee buffalo hide and wood; chippewa canoe bark canoe hand crafted; Lakota wear similar clothing except had to do more chores
  • Chippewa are in MN; Sioux still active NE and IA; Lakota still here South and North Dakota
  • BUI
    • Pueblo: modern and ancient communities of Native Americans in the Souhtwest United States
    • Potlatch: gift giving celebration. Meaning "to give away" or "a gift".
    • Odoodem; Totem Pol. Totem came for the Ojebwi word odoodem.
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