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Algonkian PeoplesBy Savannah, Pamina, & Natasha
Population
There are six cultural groups within the Algonkian peoples in Canada.
The Eastern Woodlands includes, among others, the Haudenosaunee, Mi'kmaq, Anishinaabe and Wendat (Huron).
Language
Algonkian
Micmac loved to play with language. They believed that women spoke the most beautiful one.
The words were very expressive and rich with images.
Having their own language made it possible for the Algonkian to make up their own words.
The Algonkian language made suffixes and prefixes. For example, ‘large-nosed person’.
The French disliked their expressive words.
Work
The Algonkian way of life was based on fishing, hunting and plant collecting, and the men and women hunted and fished together.
They were skilled weavers and they wove many baskets to preserve food, since game could be scarce in the winter.
Their year revolved around hunting and fishing.
They connected seasons with hunting and fishing seasons.
For example, instead of saying July the Algonkian would say “ It is the moon when seafowl shed their feathers.”
Economy
Trade played an important role in the economy.
The Algonkian groups usually traded with each other.
Their main export was beaver furs.
The Algonkian traded with the Iroquois as well.
Political Structure
There are no major confederacies amongst them.
The largest political unit was called a ‘village-band’.
Each clan had 1 chief, which was a hereditary title.
The clans could be traced back to paternal lines as well.
They also had animal names that were designated by animal totems.
It was a maternal society.
Ancestry and property were traced back through the female lineage within families.
Diet
White-tailed deer was the most important game
Freshwater fish
Moose
Caribou
Water fowl & land birds were also eaten when the season was right.
Variety of berries, nuts, tubers, and plants
Some groups harvested maple and birch sap, as well as white rice.
Inventions and Contributions
Women were the inventors of the tribes.
The Algonquian’s contributed these inventions to the modern world:
The Eel spear
Discovered how to make fire
Snowshoes
How to weave
How to plant corn
Significant Places
Woodland site near Peterborough, ON, called the Woodland Camp Site.
9 human-made earth mounds on a hill made by retreating glaciers.
8 are oval-shaped.
1 resembles a twisting serpent.
It was used as a summer camp.
It is essentially a huge graveyard.
Significant People
Glooscap was a Mi’kmac hero.
Part of the Algonkian creation story.
Glooscap means liar.
He got his name after lying about his secret
weakness to an evil spirit.
However, he is portrayed as a virtuous hero.
He does not commit any crimes.
Significant Events
Marriage is a serious business in the Mi’kmac society.
It is considered as an important way of linking people.
The Chief’s Assistant is called ‘Watcher of the Young People.’
The potential husband would live with the girl’s
family for 1 year.
The potential wife’s father wanted to make sure
that the couple got along.
Creation Story
The Great Earth Mother had 2 sons, Glooscap and Malsum.
Malsum was evil, selfish and destructive.
Malsum was able to kill Glooscap, but it didn’t last long.
Glooscap tricked Malsum and was able to destroy him.
Malsum now fears the light of day.
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Native American Legends. “An Algonquin Legend.” First People. http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/AlgonquinCreationMyth-Algonquin.html. Feb. 5th, 2015.
Orrin, Lewis and Redish, Laura. Legendary Native American Figures: Glooskap (Glooscap). 2015. Google. http://www.native-languages.org/glooskap.htm. Feb. 5th, 2015.
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