The Aboriginals - PowerPoint Presentation

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The Aboriginals

The first inhabitants of North America were called Aboriginals.There were several tribes or groups of Aboriginal people.Slide2

PEOPLES PLAINS / THE ALGONQUIN

Our first group of Aboriginal people lived in the plains and is named as such and the Algonquins.These tribes inhabited the North American center.We now call this territory, the province of Alberta, Saskatchewan province, west of the province of Manitoba.

The land occupied extended to the United States and almost touched the Gulf of Mexico.

This land is flat, without mountains or lakes.Slide3

This people was also called buffalo hunters

Bison met almost all the needs of the people.Slide4

Algonquin also lived by hunting the serf, moose and antelope.

They also gathered berries and wild plants.Slide5

Les Algonquins

Plains Peoples or the Algonquins, lived in teepees and wigwams.

Tipis or wigwams were easy to

move

shelters when the seasons changed.

Each family had its proper

teepee

or wigwam.

Tipis or wigwams belonged to

women.Slide6

Circle

The circle was sacred to the Algonquins.Most things in life are based on the circle:The cycle of day;The four winds;The cycle of the moon;

The seasons;

The cycle of life and death.Slide7

Governance

The Algonquins were governed by councils of men and women.Decisions are made by consensusEveryone expressed their opinion and reached a agreement.Slide8

Children

The children were very important because they are the growing culture.Children spent much time with their grandparents and elders who were highly respected.The Elders knew the history, customs and traditions of the band.Slide9

The Great Spirit or Creator

The Great Spirit created the Earth for everyone to share.All things and all creatures were sacred and should be respected.Slide10

This land is now called Canada:

Canada has several beliefs that are found throughout the country.In the west, we find them in the

Rocky Mountains.

In the center, we find

them in the

plains.

To the east, we find

them in forests

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The Algonquins

(Algonkin)Slide13

Houses

The Algonquins live in houses called wigwams. A wigwam is constructed by curved branches covered with bark or animal skin.Slide14

We like to cover the ground

with pine needles.We put our beautiful furs over the pine needles

to sleep.Slide15

In the middle of the wigwam we made a fire to keep warm and to cook.Slide16

The Algonquins

have no permanent village. They are nomads.In summer, the Algonquins live with at least one other family in a large wigwam dome.

In winter, they live with just their immediate families in a smaller

conical wigwam.Slide17

Summer

- Families go to fish camps and share large wigwams. The men are fishing.

The women gather wild plants and berries.Slide18

Men make canoe

from the bark of the white birch.Slide19

In the fall, we harvest wild rice and nuts.Slide20

They are also trying to dry food for the winter.Slide21

In

the winter, the Algonquin family leave and carry their wigwams.Slide22

They move to track the migration of deer and moose. They live by

hunting them.Slide23

In the spring, they meet with other families to harvest maple syrup.Slide24

FamilySlide25

Aboriginal children do not go to school. They learn by observing the adults around them. They learn by helping their parents with work.Slide26

The Vision Quest

Young boys complete a vision quest when they become teenagers. They help their fathers with hunting and fishing. When they move (nomads), the men hunt on the way to nourish their families.