z4Eastern+Woodlands

The Eastern Woodlands ate fish, bear, deer, beans, rice ell, berries, nuts, squash, corn, partridge, raccoon, rabbit, squirrel, woodchuck, seagulls, moose, beaver, bison, geese, ducks, turkey, muskrat, and grouse. In the spring, summer and fall they started to harvest, pumpkins, melons and maize. Most women liked their food boiled or roasted over the open fire outside their housing. The woodlands almost always lived near the waters, so they had pretty good access to lobster, clams, and oysters. They had a stew back then that was made with meat, veggies, and the flavors of berries and nuts. When the eastern woodlands made this stew they would usually offer it to anyone who came into their house, but if that person refused to eat the soup they were considered very rude.
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Location! The eastern woodlands were located near the Mississippi river, around the Great lakes regions, and to the Atlantic Ocean. Many tribes were located in this area. They lived almost always near rainfall, lakes, stream, and rivers so they could travel easily to new Locations. []

Different Tribes! Some of the better known tribes were Cherokee, Mohawk, Kickapoo, and Iroquois. Some of the other tribes were Abenaki, Algonquian, Anishinaabe, Chippewa, Choctaw, Ho-chunck, Etchemin, and Lumbee. []

Housing! The Eastern Woodlands lived in 3 different types of homes, Wigwams, Longhouses, and Cold Weather Houses. Wigwam Houses held up to ten-twelve people at one time. They also were very easy to remove and move to newer locations. When it got cold in the winter time, they just picked up their houses and moved to a warmer location. Longhouses could hold up to several different families, but they were all related in some way. You couldn’t live in their longhouse in less you were part of their family. At least every house back then had a tiny hole in the top of it, to let smoke from food out. All tribes lived near water for traveling, and food. They only thing they slept on was a thin layer of animal skin. []

Clothing! Back then women from the Ojibwa tribe wore long dresses with leather leggings, and a short skirt underneath the sleeve less dress. For shoes they wore buffalo hind moccasins. In the winter they wore heavy fur coats over top of their dresses. Men did the same except they wore a buckskin cloth and leggings that went all the way up their legs. They also wore moccasins. Most men painted themselves with tattoos. Iroquois Indians were kind of the same, but a little different than the other Eastern Woodlands. Iroquois had all of their clothing made out of beads, animal skin, porcupine quills, and shells. They usually died their hair and wore lots of beads. [|http://www.kent.k12.w][|a.us/staff/JessicaHaury/n][|ative_american/eastern%20woodlan][|d.htm] 

Religion/Beliefs! Iroquoi Indians believe that there was a sky woman, who made every living thing on earth. They say that she fell from the sky and all of the sudden a bunch of birds caught her fall. She had Good, and Bad brothers. The bad brother was blamed for all deaths, and illnesses and the good brothers was rewarded for all of the good things that happened. They believed that spirits were always around them. So to honor the spirits they would put tobacco at the bottom of trees, which was the spirits homes, and hope that it would satisfy the spirit. Back then if you would have thrown a beavers bones out, you would have been insulting, the beavers spirit. [][|native][|_american][|/eastern%20woodland.htm]

Seneca, Tuscararora, and the Algonquian. Other tribes were the Cherokee, Chocktaw, Chickasaw, Creek, Natchez, and Seminole. There were many languages and dialects spoken in these groups. Although they spoke different languages, were alot alike.
 * LANGUAGE...**Many tribes were found in the this area. These include Mohawk, Oneida, Onodaga, Cayuga,

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The Eastern Woodland indians were primarily farmers. Farming was the main focus of their lives. Some tribes gave each family a farm plot. Each member of the family had their responsibilty. They were also hunters. They hunted deer, squirrel, beaver, bear, and rabbit. They were also good fisherman. They fished with hooks, spears, and nets.
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]]**Fires Fires were built in the middle of the long house. Each long house was shared by two families. They used the fire for cooking. During good weather a fire was built outside. They used the fire to roast meat and for boiling.

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]]**History The Adena and Hopewell were the earliest know Eastern Woodland inhabitants. They lived in the ohio and Mississippi Valley. They had big burial grounds and were hunters. They lived in villages and had seasonal camps.

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