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Dwellings More about wigwams
written by Sage

In pre-Colombian America, the Algonquin tribe lived in the Northern part of North America, up to the Southern part of Canada. There are many forests in this area. Forests give recourse's to the Algonquin tribe such as wood, food (plants, animals, etc...), protection, and more. Since there was a lot of dirt where the Algonquins would live, they dig into the dirt to make a somewhat underground floor. There is much more room in the small wigwam when the floor is lower than ground level. Then, they would use soft bark and animal hide to make the tent, and packed down the bottom of the tent with dirt and logs to create a steady platform. Bark was used to make the outside of the tent, covering the frame. Animal hide was a great source of insulation. Also, animal fur was used for bedding and comfort inside of the [|wigwam]. This was the perfect, most suitable living environment for the Algonquin tribe. written by Emily Algonquin religion Great Spirit of Manitou

The Algonquin tribe is monotheistic, so they believe in one god - the “Great Spirit of Gitche Manitou.” Manitou is also known as Thunderbird, Bringer of Rain. They believe Manitou gives them everything they need. The Algonquin hold special ceremonies to give thanks and worship the Great Spirit, including singing, drumming, and dancing. They and some other tribes have a secret council called Midewiwin that supposedly could make contact with the spirit world. The Algonquin believe everything has a spirit in it - from objects like rocks, to natural forces like rain. This belief is called animism. Shamans control these spirits, and pervades all existence like Manitou. As you can see, the Algonquin believe in Gitche Manitou and animism, so therefore religion is a constant thing. Government == ">written by Anna

The [|sachems] were the leaders of the Algonquin tribes. They are the chiefs of the tribes and represent the tribe. The role of a sachem is inherited from a family member and sachems are commonly male. There is one main sachem the Grand sachem (the main ruler). There are a few middle sachems and seven lesser sachems called sagamores. The sachems job consist of multiple different parts. The sachem are in charge of all dealings with outside places, peoples health, welfare and comfort. It is the sachems job to help care for the widows, fatherless and elderly of the tribe. Sachems are in charge of all the land, they provide farm land for individuals and monitor the growing and harvesting. Whenever there is any kind of dispute between family or tribe members it is the sachems job to help solve the issues. At the end of every year the tribe provides the sachem with the gift of food to thank him for his work. The sachems role was extremely crucial in Algonquin goverment.