Natives of the Southeast Fill in your chart for this tribe Miss Springborn~ Team 6
How did homeland affect their way of life? Hunted and farmed off land Grew corn, beans and squash Built homes called Wigwams from materials found in forests Used animal skins for clothing
Why is storytelling important? Special ceremonies around transfer of power between chiefs Kept history of tribe alive and passed down stories to younger Cherokee
What was special about the culture of this group? Invented stickball which then becomes lacrosse Tribes were divided into clans Two chiefs, red and white, one in charge of agriculture and one of warfare
How did trade affect this Native American group? Spoke an Iroquoian language, passed down from roots up in the Northeast Traded goods with other tribes Cherokee would go to war with a neighboring tribe over conflicts
Give at least 3 examples on how this tribe adapted to their environment… Men hunted and fished Women gathered and farmed crops such as corn and squash Used the tree bark, mud, and logs to help create their homes Used canoes to navigate rivers