1. Alia Ahmadi, Correna Tate, and Gabby Romines
Eastern Woodlands
Alia Ahmadi, Correna Tate, and Gabby Romines

2. Location Covered east coast From Atlantic ocean to Mississippi river
Also included parts of southern Canada
Included:
Deciduous forests of southern Ontario
The St. Lawrence lowlands
The coastal Atlantic region
Deciduous-coniferous forests of the Canadian Shield (in the west)
The Appalachian uplands (in the east)

3. Tribes
- The Iroquois - Mound Builders - Algonquian - Ottawa - Powhatan

4. Climate
warm
temperate
rainfall is significant

5. Economy Hunting- deer, rabbit, bison, bear, moose Fishing
Gathering- nuts, berries, beans, eggs, maple syrup
Farming- corn, squash, lima beans

6. Religion Believed in Animism
based on the spiritual or religious idea that the universe and all natural objects have souls or spirits
Believed that there was a spiritual world that interacted constantly with the physical world
There was a belief in a primary spirit or animating force that encompassed all existence
called 'Kitchie Manitou' or the 'Great Spirit'.
- the 'Kitchie Manitou' was present in all living and non-living things, for example in everything from people and animals, to plants and water, to the Sun and the moon, and even sickness

7. Religion Continued
The only people who could communicate with and control the spirits were the 'Shamans' or 'Medicine Men‘
Shamans were idolized for their ability to communicate with the spirit world and ward off evil spirits
Often had ceremonies or festivals
These included feasting and music, using rattles and drums
Also face paint was applied
Used to intimidate their enemies but also to give them protection against evil spirits

8. Dreamcatcher
Eastern woodland Indians were believed to have created the Dreamcatcher
A protective charm or device
Protected a person from the bad spirits that appeared in dreams
“Caught” all dreams in the web and only the good ones came out

9. Women’s Roles
Tended to crops, collected food, prepared animal skins, made clothing, tended to wigwam
Sky Medicines
Were Clan Mothers/ on Women’s Council
Rights
Agree upon marriages
Declare war up to 3 times
Go hunting (sometimes)

10. Culture Shelter – single families lived in wigwams
multiple families lived in long houses
Food -
they were hunters and gatherers
they ate lots of wild meat and grew vegetables
Clothing –
was made from pelts of the animals they ate
wore moccasins made of buckskin
when it was hot, clothing was minimal

11. Environment Birch trees were very important to them
they used them to made Birch Bark Canoes, wigwams, baskets, etc.
used the waterways to become good fisherman
have many waterways like the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes

12. Languages
This particular Indian tribe spoke several different languages and dialects.
However, their cultural beliefs and way of life are the same.
Some of the different languages include Iroquoian and Algonquian languages.
Additionally, there were many groups such as the Cayuga, Mohawk, Onondaga, and Seneca tribes.

13. Political Structure Largest political unit was a "village-band"
Tribe was led by clan mothers
Smaller clans

14. European Conflict Fiovanni de Verrazzano John Smith Lord Baltimore
First settlers, led by Baltimore’s son, were welcomed
Conflict in the Mid 1600’s
Treaty in 1652
Uprising in 1711

15. Souces http://www.indians.org/articles/eastern-woodland-indians.html
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