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Investigating Algonquin First Nations(Polina D) - Coggle Diagram
Investigating Algonquin First Nations(Polina D)
Clothing
How did they make these clothes?
1.The women always made all the clothing
What materials are their clothing made of?
3.In winter the added more robes with fur
2.Also they decorated it with shells, stones, seeds, paint.
1.Usually it was made of elk and dear skin.
What clothing did Indigenous people in this region wear in the past?
2.Men wore breechcloths
3.Also wore belts,moccasins , leggings
1.Women wore wraparound skirts
2.Scraped the hides with stone or bone scrapers and then tanned by soaking , drying and smoking them.
Why would they wear clothes like this?
2.They wore moccasins because they were comfortable and stylish.
1.They wore these clothes because they lasted long and always kept them warm
Food
What food did Aboriginal people in this region eat?
3.They liked to eat different types of fruit and vegetables , for example different sorts of pumpkin.
2.Also they liked to travel and gather nuts,fruit and vegetables
1.They ate fish and wild animals
Was it hard for these people to get food?
1.In the past it was pretty challenging to do transportation to get food, because there were no cars or planes to travel so they used their own legs to travel.
3.On the water they had to build a canoe by themselves. That means to get wood from somewhere and somehow stick it all together
2.To grow some food they had to wait for a very long time. So in winter they probably did not have a chance to eat plants.
How did these people get their food?
1.They hunted to get meat
2.They traveled to different places to get seafood
3.And they liked to cook on a open fire
Did they have any special foods and/or feasts?
They had three special ingredients that they liked to itv the most: corn , beans and squash
Also these things needed a lot of time to grow so they also grew berries, nuts.
Roles &Beliefs
What roles and beliefs did this nation had?
4.They had the fishermens that are traveling around to find some lakes with fish
3.Tending gardens people tried to keep gardens clean and the grew food
1.They had hunters that were going to the forest and hunted for food
2.People that are also going to the first but gathering wild plants
What leaders did they have in their comunity?
1.The leader of the Algonquin tribe is called a chief or ogima.
2.The chief was a man who was picked by the tribe's leaders.
What traditions and celebrations did they have?
2.They celebrated the recent victory over the Iroquois
1.Each morning a Sunrise Ceremony was held at dawn around the sacred fire, which was kept burning throughout the gathering by a Firetender.
3.People were free to offer sacred tobacco and their prayers to the fire at any time during the day or night.
Shelter and Tools
What materials did they use to build their shelters?
3.Gum/resin
4.Nets
Grinding stone
5.Digging stick
1.Ochre
6.Rope
What tools and weapons did they use in their daily life?
1.They usually used pronged spears.
2.Also it was bit.
What kind of shelter did Aboriginal people in this region live in?
2.They made wigwams because they were easy to build and destroy if the pride moved.
1.This kind of houses were called wigwams
3.They usually looked like a triangle or a circle.
How did their shelter protect them from the environment?
2.Also from the rain and hot sun
3.It kept them warm in winter and cool in summer
1.It protected them from wild animals
Transportation
Where did this group travel?
1.Ontario
2.Ottawa river
3.Madawaska
4.Morrison Island
5.Quebek
What kind of transportation did Indigenous people in this region use to get around?
1.They usually traveled on their feet
3.In summer they used canoe
2.And in winter they wore snowshoes in winter
Why did this group travel to different places?
1.They went out for hunting
2.Gather some food
3.Fishermen