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A 6 page paper which examines the beliefs of the Iroquois and the Hopi Native American tribes. Physical environment and beliefs is the focus of the paper. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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belief system according to their particular environment. Throughout time cultures have only had their own surrounding and environment from which to base all their knowledge upon. As such it should
perhaps be the case that different tribes or cultures in the United States would have different beliefs in one respect or another, as it involves their own particular environment. For
example, The Hopi people of the United States were located in the dry and desert region of the Southwest part of the nation whereas the Iroquois were located in the
northeastern part of the nation where the land was lush and very bountiful in comparison. The following paper examines the cultural beliefs of the two groups of Native Americans separately,
as it may involve their particular environment. The paper then compares and contrasts the two. Iroquois In actuality the Iroquois people
are actually comprised of several tribes of people, all of whom live or lived in the northeastern section of the nation. There are traditionally believed to be four tribes, with
a possible fifth, and it is noted that these tribes had perhaps broken from one as the groups grew in number, although always possessing and incredibly strong democracy which served
to stand in the way of colonial development for some time. In short, they were quite united and yet separate and as such are considered the Iruquois.
One author notes that, "Simply put, the Iroquois were the most important native group in North American history" (Sultzman, 2006). However, from a cultural position
there appears, according to Sultzman (2006), not a great deal that set them apart as being different from their neighbors. They possessed a matrilineal social structure wherein the women owned
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