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Native Americans

Native Americans. people.ucls.uchicago.edu. How do we divide the different Native American groups?. Where people lived The languages they spoke. 1 st Native Americans to encounter Europeans…. How are N ative A merican g roups or tribes d ivided?.

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Native Americans

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  1. Native Americans

  2. people.ucls.uchicago.edu

  3. How do we divide the different Native American groups? • Where people lived • The languages they spoke

  4. 1st Native Americans to encounter Europeans…

  5. How are Native American groups or tribes divided?

  6. Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands

  7. culture Geography impacts life… political systems daily life

  8. flora fauna waterways IDENTIFY NATURAL RESOURCES AND THEIR USES!

  9. Native Americans had two major uses of rivers… This engraving was based on White’s watercolor painting, “Indians Fishing.”

  10. Tree trunk

  11. Rocks Wood Animals (pelts & bone) etc.usf.edu chetekmuseum.org singerwt-cherokee.blogspot.com klevifusha.hubpages.com http://ushistoryimages.com/native-american-weapons.shtm There was no iron until after the arrival of the Europeans

  12. How did geography and natural resources affect the lifestyle of the Native Americans?

  13. Eastern Woodlands Natives lived Eastern Woodlands Natives Fertile land with Rolling hills Clay soil = Farming

  14. Housing more permanent (less nomadic than ancestors) because farming developed Again – Tree bark Animal hides Why? kids.bzaeds.org theurbn.com

  15. or maize Eastern Woodlands… Land held in trust by tribal group Not “private ownership” Worked land together Hoe made of bone “Slash and Burn” Agriculture Cut trees/burn brush to drive out animals & clear land for farming Main crops “3 sisters” 3sisters.jpeg motherearthnews.com

  16. Women main: • gatherers of fruits • gatherers of nuts • farmers tobacco In addition to “3 Sisters”, also grew: bottle gourds pumpkins

  17. Describe the farming techniques and crops of the Eastern Woodlands Native Americans.

  18. Main Eastern Woodlands Nations in SC Cherokee Catawba • Share • Algonquin language • Oral Tradition (storytelling) Yemassee

  19. Cherokee Quick facts called themselves ‘the real people” Nation in the foothills & mnts of SC (when Europeans arrived) Men poisoned water with walnut bark to fish (stunned fish would float) Leaders of the village – including women - met as a council to make rules Villages up to 600 people Palisade around village for protection Peace time – led by “White” leader War time – led by “Red” leader Each village had holy man or woman Winter home – thick walls of grass/clay (daub) Roofs of bark/branches (wattle) Summer home – open air

  20. Catawba Quick facts called themselves ‘the river people” Nation along rivers of the Piedmont region (when Europeans arrived) Great potters, using clay they shaped into pots mintmuseum.org Leaders of the village met in the council house to make rules for the people Palisade around village for protection Homes called wigwams “wigwams” made of sapling frames covered with bark or mats of grasses/reeds catawbariverkeeper.org

  21. Natives by Bob Graham. Yemassee Quick facts Clams & oysters part of their diet Coast of SC near mouth of the Savannah River Council sometimes included women Originally from Spanish Florida (now Georgia) but left to escape the Sp. governor Fled to Florida after the Yemassee War with the settlers Summer homes were “wigwams” covered with palmetto leaves Yemassee, SC. Mural on exterior wall of store facing the tracks near the train station, depicting the Yemassee Indians' distinctive paddling method in tidal currents Like… Rest of the year (fall, winter, spring) lived further inland in wattle and daub houses with a roof of palmetto leaves Like…

  22. How were the three main tribes in SC similar and different?

  23. Do you notice anything about the names of the rivers?

  24. When Europeans arrived, things changed… we’ll talk about this soon! trade land taken were cheated enslaved HOSTILiTiES

  25. Turn your anticipation guide over. • Draw the outline of SC • Label the approximate locations of the • Catawba • Cherokee • Yemassee • Write three sentences describing similaritiesin culture of the Eastern Woodlands tribes or nations.

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