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I think we should have pictures on every page of something relating to the topic. It seems like only a couple pages have pictures, but those that do look much better, and are more interesting to read.

Moved from our culture's main page:
Hi! It's Erin..I found this website and thought it was pretty interesting..check it out.
http://itotd.com/articles/468/legends-of-tierra-del-fuego/

Also, here is a picture of our sheep we will be using..

Note from Leschia: while there are sheep in Tierra del Fuego in modern times, in 1450 the animal had not yet been introduced to South America.


I am doing the Poster. Since there isn't a place for the paper that goes with the Poster, I thought I would place it here for anyone/everyone to read and offer their comments/feedback...Jamar Samuels.

Boogobbleho
Poster Summary

Jamar Samuels
Anthropology 204

The Arctic Tundra; six different ecological zones; mountains on the west side; temperatures ranging from 30 degrees in the winter to 50 degrees in the summer; little variety of food supply.

The Boogobbleho culture is located in the southern most tip of the eastern continent. The environment with which we inhabit has a powerful impact on our families and their make up.

Being an uncentralized culture we have no form of fixed government. However; we take advantage of our Elders, the oldest male/female members within each family, when it comes to seeking direction. For spiritual direction we rely on the Shaman. It is the Shaman who contacts the spirits.

Believing in monogamy, we live in small nuclear families of no more than ten to twelve people. Unlike other cultures who prefer polygyny, this is more beneficial to our lifestyle due to the need to be mobile quickly. As a bilateral descent system, we come from both our parents and their parents before them. This system is very important to us as a culture because family is central to our social structure. Even though we recognize everyone in our extended families, we live and cooperate most with those in our own nuclear family. As our children become old enough, the parents determine who the children will marry. It is understood that once a new life begins, the couple will move out or on to provide for themselves and not be a burden.

As a culture we rely on foraging. We have a mobile lifestyle, meaning we move with regard to the change in weather and we go to where the food is most abundant. Our men will hunt for small game and sea mammals, depending on the time of year it is. The women will gather smaller sea animals such as mussels and clams. It is the elders who pass on the techniques of hunting and gathering to the children.

We do not have an official type of monies used. Nor do we have a formal market exchange. We practice gift exchange. This is done as a form of respect. This type of system differs from other cultures in that it is done as a way to demonstrate friendship, not as a way to increase or accumulate wealth. Money and wealth hold no importance to us; we only keep what we can carry with us as we move.

The size of our small nuclear family is what allows us to move and adapt as our environment demands it. We must count on every member of the household to contribute to our survival. Our cultural values are evident in our need to maintain our strong family ties from one household to the next.