HST 307 Study Guide - Final Guide: Stone Age, Great Lakes Region, Smallpox
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Native society at the end of french settlement. Religious beliefs: animism, which means everything has a spirt o. Shamans are almost like doctors, they were the healers for the tribe. Family organization: matrilimeal, which means that normally for us we take the name of our fathers and continue to pass it done, however for these natives they would take the mothers name and pass it done. Social customs: moral beliefs they were very flexible especially with their sexualities. Anyone can sleep together and no one cared. There was no theft since everything was shared: warfare. There was no war, however if someone from a tribe were to kill another native, then the other tribe of the victim could kill anyone from the killer"s tribe. Lives in stone age o o o. The natives lived in the stone age were there was no iron. Just to make a fire they had to use flint.
