1. Eastern Woodlands Plains Region Southwest Region Northwest Region
Native Americans
Who Settled in the United States of America
Eastern Woodlands
Plains Region
Southwest Region
Northwest Region

2. Location Climate Eastern Woodlands Native Americans
Boundaries from N to S- Maine to Florida
Boundaries from E to W- Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River
Climate
NORTH SOUTH
Summers- Hot and humid Summers- Hot and humid
Winters- Very cold and snowy Winters- Cool and mild

3. Algonquin Iroquois Seminoles Eastern Woodlands Native Americans TRIBES
Abnaki
Penobscot
Wampanog
Mohegan
Mahican
Delaware (Lenni Lenape)
Powhatton
Ojibwa (Chippewa)
Iroquois
Seneca
Onondaga
Cayuga
Oneida
Mohawk
Tuscarora
Seminoles

4. Dwellings Eastern Woodlands Native Americans Wigwam Longhouse Chickee
Algonquian Iroquouis Seminoles
Tribes Tribes Tribes

5. CLOTHING FOOD Eastern Woodlands Native Americans FARMING/ GATHERING
Made from:
Animal Skins (TANNING)
Fur
Plant fibers
Types of Clothing:
Skirts, leggings,
dresses, breechcloths,
capes
Moccasins (soft)
Clothing was often embroidered with porcupine quills or shells
FOOD
FARMING/ GATHERING
Three Sisters
Corn, beans, squash
Fruit, nuts, maple syrup
HUNTING
Deer, bear, moose, ducks, geese, turkey, fish

6. Transportation They traveled: On foot In canoes
Eastern Woodlands
Native Americans
Transportation
They traveled:
On foot
In canoes
By horse (only after the Europeans came to this country)

7. JOBS Eastern Woodlands Native Americans MEN Hunted/Fished
Built longhouses
Defended against intruders
Instructed the boys
WOMEN
Cooked/Sewed
Planted and tended to the crops
Built wigwams
Tanned hides
Instructed the girls
Raised the family
Gathered sap, fruits, nuts

8. CRAFTS Eastern Woodlands Native Americans Birch bark baskets
Bowls and utensils made from wood or clay
Masks
Dreamcatchers

9. Eastern Woodlands
Native Americans
Definitions:
Wampum- is a belt made from purple and white clam shells; it was used as money to trade for materials
Calumet- a peace pipe
Reservation- an area of land assigned to Native American tribes to live by the US Government