AMIND 140 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Matrilocal Residence, Hunkpapa, Exonym And Endonym
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Environmental determinalism played a major role in shaping the cultures of the tribes that we have discussed. If you live in a preindustrial society, your environment will determine how you. Based on where you live, you will adapt to where you live and change things you live do. Nations: examples of nations (1769-1835): sioux, iroquois, cherokee, mohave. 2-navajo nation (largest land area but 2nd in pop. ) Exonym = they say; what outsiders call you. Sioux, nadauessioux, ojibway word for adder or snake. Iroquois from french from another indian language meaning rattlesnakes. Ethnonym = you say; what the people call themselves. Only women voted and could own land in iqoquois society. Known as the haudenosaunee(ethnonym) people of the longhouse. All of new york into canada is their long house. They also live in big wooden long houses because they have wood. They have been here long time (some very old native americans)(new york is their long.
