The Eastern Woodlands By: Ally & Kaylene
Iroquois Woodlands tribes Timucua Natchez Apalachee Creek Cherokee Shawnee Pamlico Powhatan Delaware Narragansett Illinois Winnebago Ojibwa Huron Algonquian Ottawa Micmac Miami Erie Fox Pequot Wampanoag
Vocab Deganawidah and Hiawatha- History of the Iroquois people Tribes- Group of families bound together that have the same culture League- organization that people form that unites them for a certain reason Iroquois Trail- Linked the lands of the leagues Eastern Woodlands cultural region- Where the Iroquois lived Cultural Region- Area which people in similar cultures live Long house- Iroquois lived in for shelter Wampum- Polished seashells that were hung on woven belts
Life with the Woodlands Lived in long houses Provided rich resources They hunted animals- beaver, elk, deer, beer They used animals skin for clothing They grew crops- corn, beans, squash in the fertile soil They used trees to make their canoes
Long houses Iroquois lived in for shelter They used trees for there poles They used Elm bark for the walls They are as long as 150 feet As many as 12 members could fit One village could have as much as 150 long houses
How they got their name They called themselves the Haudenosaunee which means “ people of the longhouses.” They name Iroquois came from other tribes
They felt a deep connection to animals, tree, and other resources Iroquois beliefs They felt a deep connection to animals, tree, and other resources When they hunted a deer they knelt beside it and spoke to it They would thank the deer for food and clothing