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Native Americans in South Carolina

Native Americans in South Carolina . 3-2.1: Compare the culture, governance, and physical environment of the major Native American tribal groups of South Carolina, including the Cherokee, Catawba, and Yemassee . Vocabulary.

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Native Americans in South Carolina

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  1. Native Americans in South Carolina 3-2.1: Compare the culture, governance, and physical environment of the major Native American tribal groups of South Carolina, including the Cherokee, Catawba, and Yemassee.

  2. Vocabulary • Dugout canoes: a type of boat that was made by softening the inside wood of a tree and hollowing it out. In essence, they “dug out” the wood for the canoe.

  3. Vocabulary • Longhouses: homes that were made for the spring and summer months. Was spread out so the N/A could stay cool.

  4. Vocabulary • Wattle and Daub: homes that were made for the fall and winter months. It was smaller and sealed with mud.

  5. Vocabulary • Wigwams: Sometimes they are known as birchbark houses. Wigwams are small houses, usually 8-10 feet tall.

  6. Vocabulary Pots, dishes, and other articles made of earthenware or baked clay.

  7. Vocabulary • Encroach: to gradually intrude on someone’s rights or possessions.

  8. Where are the Native American Tribes Located?

  9. Cherokee Culture • Villages were loosely united with each other • Travelled from village to village in their large dugout canoes. • Were hunters / gatherers / farmers / and fishers • Thought of themselves as the “Real People” and were very powerful • Lived in longhouses during the summer and wattle and daub houses in the winter.

  10. Cherokee Government • Villages were run by a council of both men and women • Different parts of the council made the decisions • The leaders were elected • There was a form of a constitution • Women had a part in the government; they decided if the tribe went to war

  11. Cherokee Location • Lived in the mountains of the Blue Ridge and western hills of the Piedmont • Settled near rivers • The Cherokee had a well traveled trading path that lead from the mountains to the Atlantic Ocean because they were traders

  12. Cherokee Physical Environment • Now that you know where the Cherokee people lived, describe their physical environment. • __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  13. Catawba Culture • Farming – Corn, beans, and squash • Fishing – Variety of freshwater fish • Hunting – Deer, other game • The Catawba traveled the rivers in dugout canoes and were known as “River People.” • They were famous for their pottery and were more peaceful than many Native Americans of that time in South Carolina. • Hernando de Soto, the Spanish explorer, made first contact with the Catawba in 1540. When Europeans began settling in the Carolina Piedmont, the Catawba remained friendly • Lived in wigwams.

  14. Catawba Government • Were governed by councils • Women also participated in the running of their tribe’s government • The people were elected into power

  15. Catawba Location • The Catawba lived off the land of the Piedmont. • They were powerful in their part of the state, near where Rock Hill is today. • Most Catawba people still live in South Carolina today, although others were forced to move to Oklahoma along with the Cherokees in the 1800's.

  16. Catawba Physical Environment • Now that you know where the Catawba people lived, describe their physical environment. • _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  17. Yemassee Culture • They lived in wigwams close to the coast in the summer. • They moved inland into wattle and daub houses along the rivers during the winter. • The Yemassee hunted / fished / and gathered clams and oysters.

  18. Yemassee Government • No mention of the government is made! • What do you think it could be like? Why?

  19. Yemassee Location • The Yemassee lived in the coastal zone on the southern coast of South Carolina near the Georgia border.

  20. Yemassee Physical Environment • Now that you know where the Catawba people lived, describe their physical environment. • _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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