Sacagawea was an important member of the Shoshone tribe. She was born in eastern Idaho in what is now Salmon, Idaho. It is thought that her birth year was about 1790. When Sacagawea was around the age of 10, she was captured by a raiding band of Hidatsa and carried to their camp near the border o...
In 1992, a young American named Chris McCandless walked into the Alaska wilderness with the maverick plan to live off the land. He had discarded all his worldly goods, cut off his loving family and survived thus far on odd jobs, rice, nuts and berries. McCandless was found several months later, havi...
Massachusetts Bay Colony Two to three thousand years ago, Algonkin tribes settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony area. Before the colonists arrived in the early 1600's, they lived there peacefully and settled near streams and rivers. Although they were still considered to be Algonkin, several d...
The Stillaguamish and the Ocmulgee Indians have some similarities and some differences. I am comparing and contrasting these two Indian tribes. It will be a good thing to read because it will give lots of information. The Stillaguamish Indians lived on the Northwest coast of Washington State. T...
Young girls would carry baskets of nuts to the camp where the older women heated the nuts to loosen the seeds. ... The Iroquois found their food by hunting, fishing, and gathering berries, fruits, and nuts. ... Berries, nuts, and wild plants were important forms of food for the Cherokee. ...
The Ute people live in the western part of the United States. They once lived in the mountains and plains of Colorado, Utah and in northern New Mexico. The state of Utah was actually named after the Ute. The name Ute means "the land of the Sun" There were originally seven Ute tribes located in...
Recently I have read an exhilarating novel called "Of Mice And Men", written by John Steinbeck. I will examine the themes of friendship, racism, and dreams by examining evidence from the text about the characters George, Lennie and Crooks. The story describes two characters, George and Lennie who...
Feral hogs were first introduced to the United States in 1493 on Christopher Columbus's second voyage to the new world. They were brought with other livestock to be used for food, but they soon escaped captivity. These animals were reported to be very aggressive and attacked Spanish soldiers. The...
Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelly, is about Victor Frankenstein's thirst for forbidden knowledge. The story begins with Walton, a sailor, telling his sister he had finally met a true friend named Victor. Victor comes on to Walton's ship ill and unable to speak. Walton nurses him for days until he...
Infrastructure Mode of Production Hunting and gathering is believed by many to be the Ju/"hoansi's original mode of subsistence, however, since the 1970's the Ju have become more integrated with the global economy and have declined in many of their traditional ways. This segment will be discussi...
