The Eastern Woodlands Native Americans •Eastern Woodlands •Kristine Liu/ Ariya Klumprasert • Period 6
Nov 30, 2014
Tribes of the Eastern Woodlands
– Delaware– Chippewa– Massachusetts– Micmac– Pequot– Cayuga– Mohawk– Oneida– Onondaga– Seneca
Mohawk Pequot
Foods in the Eastern Woodlands
• Include the following– Corn, squash, beans (the three sisters)– Fish (using Powhatan fish trap)– Maple sugar(maple sugar maker)– Deer, fish, birds, small mammals– Pumpkins– Sweet potatoes– Root berries– Nuts– sunflowers
Clothing of the Eastern Woodlands
• Include the following– Moccasins- made of deerskin or cornhusks– Flat, large shoes- for walking in the snow– Pequot- deerskin, bearskin, and beaver skin
Homes of the Eastern Woodlands
– Longhouses– Wigwams– Longhouses- wood, stick, and logs– Wigwams-string, hay, and wood
Native American Religions
– The Pequot tribe believe in spirits inheriting the undead
– This picture describes the spirits being released at a graveyard
Tradition or Ceremony of the Eastern Woodlands
• Some ceremonies are a day long• Some ask for blessings on crops and good
harvest• The Pequot-tell stories of green corn and
dance to it
Arts/Crafts of the Eastern Woodlands
– Mohawk rattles- made of horn, elm bark, turtle shell, and dried out gourd
– Wampum beads- Quahog clam shells– Beaded bags
Canoe decorations
Board Game
Decorative Mask
Interesting Facts from the Eastern Woodlands
– Snow snake is a common winter game– Lacrosse is the creator’s gift– The landscape of northern North America is varied– Wild turkeys is a national symbol– Longhouses are the symbol of Iroquois– Mohawk means eaters of men– 17,106 were in Mohawk tribes– Once lived along the St. Lawrence River– Some groups supported the British during the
American Revolution
Lacrosse
Wild Turkey
Works Cited
– connie ann, kirk. Native Americans Mohawk. learner publications company, 2002. Print.
– boone, daniel. "american history." ABC-CILO. N.p., 17 2012. Web. 19 Oct 2012.
– "Daily Life in the ohio Valley and the Great Lakes." ABC-CILO. American History, 16 2012. Web. 19 Oct 2012.
– Harmon, Justin. "John Fredrick Kensett." ABC-CILO. N.p., 16 2012. Web. 19 Oct 2012.
– "beadwork." ABC-CILO. N.p., 16 2012. Web. 19 Oct 2012. – Murdoch, David. Native Americans. North America
Indians: Dorling Kindersley Limited, 1995. Print
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