V. Other Indians

            A. How to differentiate – based on degree of social order/material culture/political structure

                        1. Diversity based on geographical factors

                        2. Not all agriculture based

            B. How many Indians?

                        1. If you guessed 14,375,421, you were wrong

                        2. Between 8.4 million and 112 million – Gee thanks…that’s real close

                                    i. Numbers changed due to

                                                a. Understanding of impact of disease

                                                b. archaeological studies

                                                c. improved estimates of agricultural techniques

                        3. Europe about the same size as the Americas – population wise

            C. Differing Cultural Patterns

                        1. Basically…it’s hard to say there is just one type of “Indian”

                                    i. Some hunted, some gathered, some farmed, some did a mixture

                                    ii. Some had huge class divisions, some were more egalitarian

                                    iii. Most lived in small kin-ship based groups

                        2. North America extremely diverse

                                    i. Some lived in cliffs, towns or teepees

                                    ii. Agricultural unless farming too tough, then hunter gatherers

                        3. Similar to Europe/Asia

                                    i. Kin based societies

                                    ii. Communal owning of property

                                    iii. Women subordinate, but some had high positions

4. Part of ecological system, not controlling it “You think you own whatever land you land on…earth is just a dead thing you can claim, but I know…”

            D. American Indian Diversity in World Context

                        1. Paradox – wealthy/accomplished civilizations, but “primitive” to Europe

                        2. But…how much is the difference based on lack of…

                                    i. wheel

                                    ii. large pack animals

                                    iii. metal tools

                                    iv. written language

                        3. They developed, just differently

            E. Global Connections

                        1. Isolation prevented diffusion of ideas – it’s not bad, just the reality

                        2. Lacks world religions, large domesticated animals (yes…they had guinea pigs)

                        3. Not immune to diseases

                        4. Lacked ironworking