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Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands

Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands. Mr. Heath Blue Creek Elementary School . Eastern Woodlands. From Quebec, Canada to the Gulf of Mexico About 500,000 Native Americans lived in this area Hunted many different animals Those along the seashore fished and gathered shellfish .

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Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands

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  1. Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands Mr. Heath Blue Creek Elementary School

  2. Eastern Woodlands • From Quebec, Canada to the Gulf of Mexico • About 500,000 Native Americans lived in this area • Hunted many different animals • Those along the seashore fished and gathered shellfish

  3. Algonquian Tribes • Lived across the mid-western and northeastern part of the United States • Hunted and Fished • Mohegan, Pequot, Narragansett, Wampanoag, Massachuset, Micmac, Ojibwe, Chippewa, Lenape, Nanticoke

  4. Algonquian Life • Lived in villages of a few hundred people • Moved to where food was plentiful in summer • Lived in temporary homes in summer • Lived in longhouses in winter

  5. The Iroquois • Enemies of the Algonquian • Competed with Algonquian for food and resources • Included the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Cayuga

  6. The Iroquois • Lived in longhouses in large villages

  7. The Iroquois Women • Held a lot of power • Helped choose leaders

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