By April Wilkerson

 Where they lived Shawnee  Claimed middle Tennessee between the Sequatchie(se - KWA – chee) River and the Tennessee River for their home land. Creek  Built towns in Southeastern Tennessee along the the Sequatchie(se - KWA – chee) River

 Location by 1600 Today they live mostly on reservations and treaty land in Oaklahoma.

 Hunting Shawnee  Hunted deer, turkey, and bear in Middle Tennessee  Did not waste any part of the animal  Used skins to making clothing and shelter Creek  Hunted various animals in Middle Tennessee  Used skins to make winter clothing

 Resources/Economics Shawnee  Hunting Animals  Produced Animal products Creeks  Hunting Animals  Farming

 Shelter Shawnee  Lived in villages.  Council house that was used for meetings and ceremonies.  Built Longhouses with wood branches and covered with sheets of bark or animal skins. Creek  Lived in towns.  Had 2 homes: 1 for winter and 1 for summer.

 Clothing Shawnee  Made shirts, pants, shoes and skirts.  Decorated with shells, beads, porcupine quills, and feathers. Creek  Had 2 sets of clothing  Winter clothing made of animal skins and fur  Summer clothing made of woven plant materials tree bark, grass, and reeds.

 Celebrations Shawnee  Bread Dance  Honored women for farming in the spring  Celebrated men’s successful hunts in the fall. Creek  Green Corn Ceremony ( Posketv (Bus-get-uh) meaning to fast  Celebrates “Renewal of Cycle” (New Year)  Celebrates the communities Spiritual and Social Life  Symbolically it means “Return of Summer” and ripening of new corn  Dates back to their Ancestors the Mississippian Mound Builders and is still practiced to date.