When I
first started reading this handout I didn't know what the word seafarers meant.
So I had to google it, lol. According to Wikipedia, the definition for
Seafarers is "Seafarers are ethnic groups living by the
sea......" The Chumash Tribe would be a great example of seafarers. From
the reading itself I just found out a lot of interesting information that I
never knew before like I didn't know the Coastal Migration Theory. The most
interesting part of this hand out was reading about the Chumash Tribe. The
Native American's in general really fascinate me. The Native American’s
culture, customs, rituals, food, traditions all of that is amazing. I look
forward to learning more about them. I often wonder about their daily life. I
know that they were hunters and gathers.
Men hunted while women and children would do chores at home and gather
vegetables. I want to learn more about their traditions and beliefs. Why did
they have certain beliefs? I’m also really interested to know what other tools
and materials they used. Where did they get these ideas to build such unique items?
With limited materials, how did they make the items they needed? Then again it’s
all about survival. The plank canoes, I thought was an awesome invention for
the Chumash. With the materials they had and to build something like a canoe is
truly remarkable. The fact that it could hold over 20 people was pretty
incredible. They didn't have the materials or tools that we have today.
Another canoe that fascinated me was the Dugout canoes. I was stunned to find
out they had different types of canoes and boats. I wonder if they have some in
a museum somewhere because I would love to see one their inventions. I hope
in the future we read more about them.
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