In 1984 there were Aboriginal people who went around trying to find a place to stay, although within the group they had many little tribes that branched out, the most common one was the Pintupi tribe.The tribe later discovered the Gibson desert, and decided it was an excessive place for them to stay and make a living. When they stayed there they have to have food to eat, shelter for living, and water to survive. To make food they had to have fires to cook whatever they were consuming, although after all the fires and burning they did the people left something called a burn scar that has left massive marks on the desert and is causing trouble till this day. When the Pintupi arrived the desert had just went through a really rough drought in …show more content…
Now some people would think that it is hard to find water in a desert, not for the Pintupi tribe they have many ways, such as rock holes and soakage waters (Martumili). With the tribe it is located between the Gibson desert and Great Sandy deserts of Western Australia (BBC News). In that location they have discovered water holes that are only 25 miles apart (BBC News). A lot of people would think that is a huge essentiel being so close, which is true because if they were to build a place for them to stay and a drought went through or all the water was gone from that hole, they do not have to go around walking for miles trying to find another one. “Sometimes there was no water, so they would hunt for goanna” (Yukultji). Goanna is a certain type of monitor lizard, (source) but the komodo dragon is a certain type of lizard that its habitat is in the desert, so when it bleeds or bites it has vitals that moisturize a person or the grounds if dry. The lizards are very big in size and there life span is extremely long. Another difficult way living in a desert is finding shelter or even making a little “set up”, also remember the Pintupi tribe does not have much to make anything so “after we ate we’d go to sleep. No blanket we would sleep on the ground.” (Yukultji) sleeping on the floor would be very uncomfortable, especially doing it for however many years they stayed living in the desert. The temperature was also another struggle for them, sleeping …show more content…
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The mosh is an awesome place in Downtown Jacksonville; where everyone can learn some interesting facts about our city, how the body works , what animals are in the ocean and etc. I visited the Timucua Indian exhibit; I learned a lot of intriguing information that I didn’t know before. I learned how the Timucua Indians first came about, how the Indians lived and survived during this time period. This exhibit also showed me how the Indians looked and the way they did things. Being able to learn about the Timucua Indians is so fascinating to me.
Have you ever heard of the Powhatan tribe? If not let me share a little fact about them. Powhatan means “waterfall” in the Virginia Algonquian language. The Powhatans didn't live in tepees. They lived in small roundhouses called wigwams, or in larger Iroquois-style longhouses. Another fact is Powhatan warriors used tomahawks or wooden war clubs. They also carried shields. Powhatan hunters used bows and arrows. If you would like to learn more about the Powhatan tribe please continue reading this paper. You will learn all about the Powhatan and how they lived. Enjoy.
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In 1984 the Aboriginal people discovered the Gibson Desert as a home or place to stay for them. Throughout the years of them living there they did many things to help them survive in the desert.
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