MUS-19 Lecture 9: Mus-19_day_9
Document Summary
Earliest inhabitants may have migrated some 15,000-30,000 years ago from asia. Many creation stories of native american peoples tell of north america as their point of origin. Numerous societies developed into separate nations with unique traditions and cultural markings- language, music, subsistence practices, technologies. 10th-11th centuries ce, norse sailors explored and settled along the coasts of modern day contact with europeans. 10th-11th centuries ce, norse sailors explored and settled along the coasts of. Through conquest, trade , and false treaties, europeans brought great decline modern day canada- limited intrusion to native american populations. Native americans known by many names- some quite inappropriate. Indian has become a word of power by some. Native americans prefer traditional names, but naming is difficult with so little information available. Native america: pre-columbian cultural groups, with movement from re-settlements, many native americans were displaced from ancestral lands, coastal to prairie, woodland to desert, etc.
