Eastern Woodland Indians Culture

Organized Society Chief: Leader or ruler- separate chief for war and peace Decisions were made by a council through consensus Shaman: Medicine man and spiritual leader Men hunted, cleared land, and made tools and weapons Women cooked, worked in fields, made baskets/pottery, and built housing

Location and Housing Most villages were located near a water source Lived in wigwams made of birch bark or a long house

Food Men hunted small game such as deer, bear, turkey, rabbit, opossum women tended garden plots where beans, corn, pumpkin, squash and tobacco were cultivated. Women also harvested these crops and prepared the food. dried berries, corn, fish, meat and squash for the winter

Clothing Clothing was made from deerskin and other animal fur Women cut the skins with flint knives or shells and sutured them with animal sinew Leggings and moccasins were worn during the winter Jewelry was made from beads shells, and bone

Tools/Weapons Tools were made from bone, stone, and wood Weapons included bow and arrow, spears, axes, and wooden clubs dug out canoes from tree trunks

Warfare conflict between tribes typically involved territorial rights, male coming-of-age rituals, or retaliation

Spiritual Beliefs Face paint was worn to express feelings Worshiped many different gods associated with nature Services included music and dancing Most believed in life after death

SC Language Groups Siouan Iroquoian Algonquian Muskogean Lived in north central part of the state Included the Catawba, Cheraw, PeeDee, Waccamaw, Wateree, and Santee Lived in North west part of state Cherokee Fought with Catawba over land control Lived along the Savannah River Included the Saluda, Yuchi, and the Savannah Lived on the Atlantic Coast Included the Cusabo which was made up of the Kiawah and the Yamassee