Social Structure
The Aboriginal peoples structured their communities into clans which are like a massive extended family.
Clans
A clan is a group of people who live together because of their genetic heritage or what they believed was their ancestry animal or simply because of geographic location. The members of these clans can trace their heritage back to a male or female ancestor. Sometimes these clans would go to war with each other. Many clans actually have different roles within a community examples of these clans are as follows: The Sevens Clans are believed to be the predecessors to many clans here are the seven original clans:
The Crane Clan: This clan is also referred to as the Outside Chiefs. Their role is to negotiate peace with outside communities.
The Loon Clan: This clan is referred to as the Inside Chiefs. Their role is to settle disputes and issues within their home community.
The Bar Clan: This clan's role is to protect the community. Their also known for having a short temper so their usually on the outskirts of a community. They also serve medicine people for their knowledge of using plants to treat illness and afflictions.
The Deer/Hoof Clan: This clan's role is to oversee social aspects of a community such as ceremonies and celebrations.
The Bird Clan: This clan's role is the teachers and farmers
The Marten Clan: This clan's role is the warriors and builders.
The Bird Clan: This clan's role is the philosophers in a community and as advisors to clans Chiefs
I got this information from:Anishnaabeg
Extended families
A entire community was usually considered one big extended family. This would include Parents, Uncles/Aunties, Cousins and many more.
I found this very useful to me because I missed this day and all of this information is new to me. I would maybe like to see a little more information on the subjects that aren't clans. But from what I have seen on others blogs you had the most information about clans. Do know if there is any background as to the naming of these clans? I noticed they are all basically after animals. Is there any background to that at all or is it just easy names? Also once you are in a clan, are you stuck in that one or are u free to move around. It is anything like the rest of their social structure, there are very few to move around and learn different things. But maybe this is different and is there also gender roles when you're speaking of clans? Compared to other blogs I read u had the most information about clans so that was good nut you are kinda lacking in the other departments. I would have liked to see you include something about marriages and how they happen. Talk about the meetings they have with other tribes to trade and proceed with marriages. Or even maybe something about gender roles in the community and laws. All in all I think it was a very good blog Dustin. It could use a few adjustments here and there but I definitely learned lots from it. Here is a link to a website about gender roles. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_roles_among_the_indigenous_peoples_of_North_America
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