ANBI 360.3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Sagittal Crest, Wolfdog, Body Plan
20 Jun 2018
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LECTURE 12
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Canadian First Nations dogs continued !
the seven Canadian breeds/ types in more detail!
hair indian dog:!•
kimmiq:!•
archipelago= cluster of islands!◦
larger of common indian dog:!•
little wooly dog!•
small dog!◦
dog used for clothing/ blankets ( hair)!◦
like sheep shorn twice a year!‣
not as good of quality as the modern sheep!‣
plains-indian dog:!•
medium size!◦
resembles coyote in body form!◦
short-legged indian dog:!•
sioux dog:!•
sagittal crest: where muscles attach to skull, muscles of jaw!◦
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Dog use:!
can pull more then their weight!•
site clean up: dogs ate the feces of humans!•
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people-dog relationships!
indians have only the dog and horse domesticated!•
large and small have different jobs!•
humans are affectionate to their dogs!•
almost like their children!◦
when dogs die the humans sometimes barry them the same way they barry other humans!•
some trade their dog for things they need!•
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eating dogs:!
some was ritualized , like sacrifices!•
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wolf-dog hybrids!
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sled-dog killings:!
RCMP people shot the sled dogs, a attempt to shift their ways to go to snow mobiles and •
things like that!
might of been bad RCMP but no official mission by the RCMP to make that happen!•
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