1. The Early People of North Carolina
September 23, 2013

2. How did the earliest people get to NC?
Migrated-moved across North America to settle in NC
Followed bison and mammoths

4. Nomads A person who keeps moving from place to place
Traveled in groups
Ate nuts, berries and plants, mostly
Fished and hunted

5. Atlatl ( AHT*lah*tuhl)
A tool that hunters used for throwing spears farther.
A stone weight steadied the atlatl and allowed the hunter to put more force into launching the spear.

6. Native American Medicine
Plants
Bark
Nuts

7. artifacts
Things people used in the past
Often find in the ocean

8. Early farmers Settle along rivers
Planted beans, squash, gourds, sunflower and maize (kind of corn)

9. Mound Builders Build towns along the Pee Dee River-Piedmont area
Built mounds that served as temples and burial places
Town Creek Indian Mound is a NC state historic site.

10. Early Tribes in North Carolina
Algonquian (al-GAHN-kee-uhn)
Iroquoian (ir-uh-KWOY-uhn)
Siouan (SOO-uhn)

11. Parts of North Carolina

12. People of the Coastal Plains
Mostly Algonquian
The Hatteras
Roanokes
Croatoans
Secotans
Pamlicos
One Iroquoian tribe
Tuscaroras

13. Background information on Coastal plain Indians
Lived in longhouses
Farmed
Hunted with bows and arrows
Used wampum

14. People of the Piedmont Mostly Siouan Also called Woodland people
Included Catawbas, Enos, Keyauwees, Sapionis

15. Background Information on Piedmont Indians
Lived in round doom houses
Hunted, gathered and farmed
Migrated with the weather
Skilled potters
Used red clay

16. The Catawbas Largest Piedmont tribe
Called themselves People of the River
Palisades
Had a council-a group of advisors-who made the final decisions

17. People of the Mountains
The Cherokees
Spoke Iroquoian language
Seven clans
Council had a representative from each clan