Native Americans of South Carolina The 3 Tribes were different from one another in language. Their cultures and government were similar. The Cherokee The Catawba The Yemassee Location Marker Border Color the location marker to match the correct place in South Carolina

The Cherokee of South Carolina What regions of South Carolina, would the Cherokee Native Americans be apart of?

The Cherokee’s Way of Living Lived off the Mountainous Land of the Blue Ridge and Hilly Western Piedmont Important for hunting (bear, deer, turkey) Important for farming Women helped with the farming

The Cherokee’s Way of Living Settled near Rivers Important for fishing Traded with groups along the river Clothing Food Art Called “The Real People” The Cherokees had a well traveled trail that ran from the mountains to the Atlantic Ocean.

The Cherokee: Dugout Canoe The rivers allowed them to travel by canoe. Fire was used to soften the wood and hollow the canoe out.

The Cherokee: Dugout Canoe

The Cherokee Home in Winter Winter Months: wattle and daub house is a building material used for making walls, in which a woven lattice of wooden strips called wattle is daubed with a sticky material usually made of some combination of wet soil, clay, sand, animal dung and straw. Houses were in the shape of a square or rectangle. Upright poles formed the framework. The outside was covered with bark, wood or woven siding coated with earth and clay. This type of construction with clay is called wattle and daub. Hole for smoke

The Cherokee Home in Summer The Cherokee’s in the summer lived in homes called Longhouses. The construction method was also different: the dominant theory is that walls were made of sharpened and fire-hardened poles driven into the ground.

The Cherokee Government The Cherokee towns had a large meeting house called a Council House. The Council House was the center of government for each village. A council is a group of people chosen to make laws and other decisions for a community. Government is a system of making laws and decisions for a group of people.

The Cherokee Government Villages were run by Councils. Leaders were elected. There was a constitution. Women had a voice on the council.

The Catawba of South Carolina What regions of South Carolina, would the Catawba Native Americans be apart of? Rolling hills and rivers

The Catawba’s Way of Living Lived off the land of the Piedmont Hunters and Farmers Settled near where Rock Hill is Today

The Catawba’s Way of Living Traveled the rivers in dugout Canoes Called “The River People”

The Catawba Home Website: Woman building a Wigwam Wigwams are good houses for people who stay in the same place for months at a time. Most Indians lived together in settled villages during the farming season, but during the winter, each family group would move to their own hunting camp. Wigwams are not portable, but they are small and easy to build. Woodland Indian families could build new wigwams every year when they set up their winter camps. Wigwams are made of wooden frames which are covered with woven mats and sheets of birchbark. The frame can be shaped like a dome, like a cone, or like a rectangle with an arched roof. Once the birchbark is in place, ropes or strips of wood are wrapped around the wigwam to hold the bark in place.

The Catawba: Dugout Canoe The rivers allowed them to travel by canoe. Fire was used to soften the wood and hollow the canoe out.

The Catawba: Famous for their Pottery The Catawba Native Americans were famous for their pottery and were more peaceful than many Native Americans. http://www.hiltonpond.org/CatawbaIndiansMain.html

The Yemassee of South Carolina What regions of South Carolina, would the Yemassee Native Americans be apart of? Digging for Oysters and Clams in the Atlantic Ocean

The Yemassee’s Way of Living Lived in the Coastal Zone on the Southern Coast of SC, near the Georgia Border Hunted Fished Farmed Gathered clams and oysters

The Yemassee Home in Summer Website: Woman building a Wigwam The Yemassee Home in Summer Wigwams are good houses for people who stay in the same place for months at a time. Most Indians lived together in settled villages during the farming season, but during the winter, each family group would move to their own hunting camp. Wigwams are not portable, but they are small and easy to build. Woodland Indian families could build new wigwams every year when they set up their winter camps. Wigwams are made of wooden frames which are covered with woven mats and sheets of birchbark. The frame can be shaped like a dome, like a cone, or like a rectangle with an arched roof. Once the birchbark is in place, ropes or strips of wood are wrapped around the wigwam to hold the bark in place.

The Yemassee Home in Winter Winter Months: wattle and daub house is a building material used for making walls, in which a woven lattice of wooden strips called wattle is daubed with a sticky material usually made of some combination of wet soil, clay, sand, animal dung and straw. Houses were in the shape of a square or rectangle. Upright poles formed the framework. The outside was covered with bark, wood or woven siding coated with earth and clay. This type of construction with clay is called wattle and daub. Hole for smoke

Cherokee Catawba Yemassee This Native American Tribe lives in which region or near what? Near what City What type of house did this Native American Tribe live in? What type of Government did this Native American Tribe have? Did women have a voice in this tribe? Name given to this tribe. What kind of food did they eat, grow, and hunt? What kind of clothing did they wear? What kind of special customs did they have?