1. Eastern Woodland Indians Culture

2. Organized Society
Chief: Leader or ruler- separate chief for war and peace
Decisions were made by a council through consensus
Shaman: Medicine man and spiritual leader
Men hunted, cleared land, and made tools and weapons
Women cooked, worked in fields, made baskets/pottery, and built housing

4. Location and Housing Most villages were located near a water source
Lived in wigwams made of birch bark or a long house

6. Food Men hunted small game such as deer, bear, turkey, rabbit, opossum
women tended garden plots where beans, corn, pumpkin, squash and tobacco were cultivated. Women also harvested these crops and prepared the food.
dried berries, corn, fish, meat and squash for the winter

9. Clothing Clothing was made from deerskin and other animal fur
Women cut the skins with flint knives or shells and sutured them with animal sinew
Leggings and moccasins were
worn during the winter
Jewelry was made from beads
shells, and bone

11. Tools/Weapons Tools were made from bone, stone, and wood
Weapons included bow and arrow, spears, axes, and wooden clubs
dug out canoes from tree trunks

12. Warfare
conflict between tribes typically involved territorial rights, male coming-of-age rituals, or retaliation

13. Spiritual Beliefs Face paint was worn to express feelings
Worshiped many different gods associated with nature
Services included music and dancing
Most believed in life after death

16. SC Language Groups Siouan Iroquoian Algonquian Muskogean
Lived in north central part of the state
Included the Catawba, Cheraw, PeeDee, Waccamaw, Wateree, and Santee
Lived in North west part of state
Cherokee
Fought with Catawba over land control
Lived along the Savannah River
Included the Saluda, Yuchi, and the Savannah
Lived on the Atlantic Coast
Included the Cusabo which was made up of the Kiawah and the Yamassee