Sociology 2235 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Nuclear Family, Scoot, Social Stratification
11 Nov 2012
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The first families in canada were of the aboriginal first nations people. They lived in settled villages and engaged in some trade. Aboriginal nations were mostly hunter- gatherers and followed a nomadic experience because of the need to pursue migrating game. Nations such as the pacheenaht on vancouver island were patrilineal. Patrilineal : they recognized descent and inheritance through the father"s line. The basic social unit for all first nations people was family. These families were communal and the concept of sharing responsibilities and. Iroquois in the st. lawrence valley were matrilineal. They followed the mother"s line of descent and inheritance for future generations. resources childrearing and obtaining food dominated their lives. They were mainly patrilineal families of nomadic nature. The tribes were taken care of by men, their brothers and sons. If the band encountered difficulties the entire band would move, usually to a join with another band of a relative.
