FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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Flowers
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People
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Spirits
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Animals
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Each tribe had clan groups that were named after an animal: The Turtle, Snipe, Bear, Heron, and Wolf clans of the Cayuga (pronounced ky-YOO-gah) tribe still exist today.
Detailed explanation-2: -Clans, named after birds, fish or deer, were important in regulating marriage (usually to forbid marriage with a fellow clan member). Certain rights, privileges and property were also associated with clans, and they functioned as ceremonial units that cut across geographical and even linguistic divisions.
Detailed explanation-3: -There are seven original clans: Crane, Loon, Bear, Fish, Marten, Deer and Bird. Cranes and loons are leaders, playing two different roles.
Detailed explanation-4: -The clans of a Nation are often the animals and other creatures that inhabit the region. In the Great Lakes area, the wolf, bear, turtle and deer are common clans. The Anishnawbe say that their clans may be almost any animal, fish or bird.
Detailed explanation-5: -There are 7 primary clans of the Anishinaabe people; loon, crane, fish, bird, bear, marten, and deer. Members belonging to the same clan considered themselves close relatives & could not marry within their own clan.