ANTH 205 Lecture 8: AnthroLecture8 2.16.17
21 Feb 2017
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Book = example of ethnohistory (history of the people) Jesuit priests: put together reports and distributed to influential people throughout. Champlain: explorer, professional soldier, cartographer hired by french to secure fur trade. Lived with huron and fought against their enemies, but had disdain for huron"s religion. As far north as you can get with still having rich, productive farmland. Matrilocal: groom goes to live with bride"s family. Lived in longhouses (up to 50 people/house) Composed of extended families based on matrilineal descent. Nuclear families had very little separation from one another. Largest settlements had ~40 longhouses (1500-2000 people) Heavily fortified -- built on high land, palisades surrounded communities. Elderly women make daily decisions for the households. Decided where people would live in surrounding fields. Produced 75% of diet, little bit of hunting/fishing on side. New field would last only 4-6 years; didn"t have advanced farming techniques to make fields last longer.
