Originated in Siberia

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The Minnuko Shak-Shak
Originated in Siberia After several hundred
years, migrated across the Bering Land Bridge to
Alaska Went further, to Wyoming, where they still
live today
and Sky
People of the Grass
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"too cold!"
POLAR CLIMATE
SUBARCTIC CLIMATE
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WYOMING!
RESOURCES Petroleum Coal Lumber Animals Agricul
ture
CLIMATE The climate is relatively dry compared
to other US states (continental!) Cold winters,
warm summers 6-31inches of precipitation
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Boundaries
ROPO
Forests of Wyoming
Shak-Shakian Boundaries
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THE of WYOMING
Demographics
TOTAL 509,294
TOTAL MALES 255,056 MALES -20 159,980 MALES
21-65 69,699 MALES 65 25,377
TOTAL FEMALES 251,473 FEMALES -20
146,474 FEMALES 20-65 72,683 FEMALES 65
32,316
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Life as a Shak-Shakian
LIVING QUARTERS
Immediate family in one domicile. Elderly with
eldest childs family. Wood homes built with
trees as foundation. Sleeping quarters in
underground rooms.
EDUCATION
All Shak-Shakian children home-schooled. Parents
expected to take responsibility for all
childrens actions.
HEALTHCARE
Elderly are responsible for healthcare. Do not
perform religious ceremonies as cures.
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FAMILY STRUCTURE
Egalitarian
Mother
Father
Educate children Discipline children Prepare
meals Make clothing
Educate children Discipline children Protect
family Hunt/gather
Become educated Keep home clean Older children
discipline younger children of family
Provide healthcare Aid in making
clothing Entertainment (storytelling, music,
etc.)
Children
Elderly
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Government
Democracy
The Shak-Shakians deeply believe in the equality
of all people, regardless of physical or mental
qualities or gender (hence egalitarianism).
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Power Structure

• Many small groups of Shak-Shakians across Wyoming
• Two elected representatives, one male and one
  female
• Representatives act as mediators for votes
• Once a month, gathering in village (rotates)
• Building reserves in center of village,
• pentagonal, white curtain

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The Shak-Shakian Flag
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The Shak-Shakian Flag
The grey triangle represents a mountain, in
reference to their Alaskan and Northern roots
The halves are symmetric to represent equality
Represents the Bering Land Bridge
Signifies what they deem as valuable
A green triangle to signify their dependence on
trees
The color of the border identifies the particular
tribe
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Money and the Economy
DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM
All people are paid the same amount for a full
days work.
Each person is assigned an area in which to
specialize.
The proceeds from all sales are put together and
used for the good of the tribe.
Consider animal pelts as valuable (can be used
for many things) and how valuable it is depends
on the color (white to black to brown)
This prevents the establishment of classes and
prevents gaps between groups of people.
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Language
WYO-ALEUTIAN
Babarat (n) ba ba raht father, head of
family unit
Anit (n) ah neet a village
Ajaktuk (v, inf.) ah zhak took to
work, to do, to make
They mark trees with colored pentagons to act as
trail-markers leading to other villages.
In one dialect, the village abbreviates by simply
repeating the first syllable. For example,
babarat would be baba, and anit would
become anan.
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Holidays
La-patka Snik
Lumshuks
December 21
Date changes
Celebrates the Winter Solstice. Celebrated by
storytelling and other traditional activities by
a huge village bonfire!
Celebrates the first green tree found after the
winter. Celebrated by dancing, singing, and games
all day!
Celebrations!
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Food is viewed as a necessity of life, not a
reward or an indulgence.
Cu-pa
Beans rolled up in a flat bread, sort of like a
taco!
Food
Can-ganit
Chunks of sheep meat on a stick.
sheep kabobs!
One tradition is that each member of the family
eats one chunk of sheep meat off the same stick
on the new year.
yummy!
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Religions Rituals
Tar-link
is the Shak-Shakian name for Mother Nature, who
they worship as a goddess.
They are monotheistic.
They believe that trees are the physical
embodiments of Tar-link, and always picture Her
as a 3-branched tree in art and stories (for the
3 stages of life).
To please Tar-link, once a year, all villages
peruse the forest and dispose of all trees that
have died.
Shak-Shakians think of this as a type of rebirth
(Batalie).
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Teachings
They deeply believe in fate, and that everything
happens for a reason that only Tar-link knows.
Everything is interconnected all your actions
affect those around you.
Majority rules, but everyone should have a
completely equal say in decisions that may affect
them.
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Clothing
For a wedding
they wear as many feathers as possible!
Feathers symbolize flight into a new life!
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The most popular sport is
Boomshakalakawonkawhatchamacallit
STONE SKIPPING COMPETITIONS!!!!
PURPOSE Fun that includes the entire
village! MATCH PLAY It is played in many
rounds. Players are eliminated in each round.
Each round increases the required minimum stone
skips. Last woman (or man) standing wins!
RANDOM FACT It is conveniently against
Shak-Shakian law to refer to this game by any
other name than its full name.
Recreation
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Historical Events

• 1805 Foreign visitors make unexpected appearance
  to Shak-Shakians during an intense match of
  Boomshakalakwonkawhatchamacallit.
• Later found to be from the Lewis Clark
  expedition.
• Impacted Shak-Shakian culture by introducing the
  idea of using obsidian to make weapons (method
  used previously by Shoshone tribes).

• 1809 John Colter, former member of Lewis Clark
  expedition, battled with Crow and Blackfoot
  tribes on Shak-Shakian land.
• Certain Shak-Shakian tribes fled north in search
  of a more peaceful area.

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• 1880s The Northern Pacific Railroad built
  railroads through Wyoming to the Pacific Ocean.
• The Shak-Shakians felt threatened by the sudden
  influx of people and mixing cultures.
• The Shak-Shakians were peaceful and did not
  fight (because of their belief in fate).
• The traditional Shak-Shakian way of life slowly
  disintegrated, and the people integrated into the
  foreigners cultures.
• The last recorded match of Boomshakalakawonkawhat
  chamacallit was played in 1888, and there are no
  more records of Minnuko Shak-Shak after that
  date.

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Poaching

• The park could have stricter law enforcement,
  but that may detract from the natural state of
  the park.
• The park could search its visitors before
  allowing them entrance, hopefully discouraging
  poachers.
• The most realistic solution is to make higher
  penalties for poachers, so that the penalty for
  breaking the law exceeds the amount of money the
  poachers may gain from killing these protected
  animals.

• Poaching, especially of bison, continues to be a
  huge problem in Yellowstone National Park.
• There is a cycle of bounty and scarcity, in
  which the populations replenish and diminish
  because of poaching.
• At several points in the last century, wild
  buffalo counts in the park have been as low as
  21!
• The current penalty for poaching in the park
  ranges in thousands of dollars.

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Global Warming
Only YOU can prevent global warming!!!!

• Because of pollution and fossil fuels,
  temperatures all over the world, including
  Yellowstone, are increasing.
• As an effect, the environment is changing, and
  therefore so is the plant and animal life of the
  park.
• Emissions of fossil fuels are a particular
  problem in the wintertime, when over-the-snow
  vehicles (which are especially environmentally
  unfriendly) are abundant. It is expected that
  soon Yellowstone may be forced to be exclusive or
  even close during the wintertime to decrease the
  amounts of visible pollution.

• The US government so far has done nothing to
  protect national parks from this sort of
  pollution.
• Congress must pass protection laws soon or many
  species and national treasures will be lost.
• Large companies should lead by example and
  utilize energy-efficient machinery.
• The most realistic solution is to educate the
  public about the problem as much as possible!

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