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The Wampanoag Indians. The Wampanoag Indians. The Wampanoag People. Long ago Wampanoag live in what is called today Massachusetts. Today many people still live in the same area some people also live in Rhode Island. The population today is about 3,000.
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The Wampanoag Indians The Wampanoag Indians
The Wampanoag People • Long ago Wampanoag live in what is called today Massachusetts. Today many people still live in the same area some people also live in Rhode Island. • The population today is about 3,000. • They held there special events at Cranberry Day the day takes place on the second day of October.
Homes, Food, Clothing • In the past, a Wampanoag home is called a wetu. A wetu is a round building with a round roof. The men bult the wetu with poles with grasses and tree bark. • For their food they the men hunted Bufflo and they also eat shellfish, cod, bass, and lobsters. For clothing both men and women wore breechclothing which is a piece of animal skin whih passes the legs.
Wampanoag Crafts • The Wampanoag make beautiful crafts. • They make colorful pottery ,jewelry, and paintings. Jewelry means objects that are wore for decoration. • Wampanoag pottery is made from clay.
Wampanoag Religon • The wampanoag Indians believe in the Great Spirit. They believe the Great Spirit is in all livings things. • They honor the Mother Earth as a resorce of life. They join the unity circle. They eat, dance, and sing special song about there culture. • Today many people believe in the Great Spirit and the Mother Earth.
Wampanoag Goverment • There are two important learders which are The Grand Sachem and the Supreme Medicine Man. • The Medicine Man is a religon leader. And the Supreme Man is a government leaders. • The Supreme Man hold powwows and other special event they also dance eat and sing religon songs.