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Mattaponi Indian Reservation Let’s Play BINGO! Chewing Gum Wigwam Corn Chickee Longhouse Sweet Potato House Squash Mattaponi Indian Reservation Beans Brush Shelter Sunflower Birch Bark Canoe Wampum Belt Apartment Lacrosse
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Native American Tribes of North America
The Eastern Woodland Indians were Native Americans that lived in
the eastern part of the present-day United States. A variety of
trees covered most of the area in which they lived, which lead to
their name. Native Americans used the natural resources around them
to make their homes. This is why different cultures of Indians had
different types of homes. The Eastern Woodland Indians lived in or
near the forests, so they would use wood for their homes. Mattaponi
Indian Reservation
Lets Play BINGO! Chewing Gum Wigwam Corn Chickee Longhouse Sweet
Potato House Squash Mattaponi Indian Reservation Beans Brush
Shelter Sunflower Birch Bark Canoe Wampum Belt Apartment Lacrosse
Birch Bark Wigwam (Eastern Woodland)
Birch Bark Wigwam (Abenaki tribe) or also called Wetu (Wampanoag
tribe) Eastern Woodland Native Americans lived in wigwams and
longhouses that were covered with bark from trees. Wigwams were
dome-shaped huts made by fastening mats, skins, or bark over a
framework of poles. A frame was set up, either spruce or pine
branches arranged in a circular floor pattern. The frame was
covered with a layer of birch bark (protection against the rain and
snow). The overlapping bark provided good protection against the
rain. Another layer of poles were often stacked against the outside
walls of the wigwam to keep the wind from blowing off the bark. A
piece of leather hide was used as a door. Inside there was a rock
fire pit in the middle (edged with sand) that provided heat for the
family. The ground inside was covered with fir branches, which
acted as insulation and kept the family warm. Women took the
wigwams apart, carried them from place to place, and set them up
again. Corn Corn, also called maize, was one of three very
important crops for Native Americans along with beans and squash.
Corn, squash, and beans werecalled the three sistersbecause they
helped each other grow, and were planted and grown together. Many
different varieties of corn were planted by different Native
American tribes, depending on where they lived. Sunflower
Sunflowers were grown by the Eastern Woodland Native Americans. The
seeds were used as food. Birch Bark Canoe Eastern Woodland Native
Americans used birch bark canoes a main source of transportation
during the summer. Birch bark was a functional material to use
because it was strong, but light, making the canoe easier to paddle
and portage. Birch trees were also particularly abundant in the
area. Birch bark strips were sewn together and attached to the
wooden frame using spruce root as a lace. The seams were sealed
with spruce gum. The canoes were easy to repair. If there was a
hole, a new piece of bark could be sewn in and sealed with spruce
gum. Wampum Belt 'Wampum Belts' were commonly made with pictures to
keep tribal records, and to communicate with other groups when they
went to visit. Wampum beads were also used as a form of currency.
Sweet Potato Many tribes learned to grow root plants such as the
sweet and white potato, radishes, and turnips. Chickee (South
Eastern Woodlands)
Chickees were used by Eastern Woodland Native Americans living in
the South East (Florida and South Carolina) Chickees are good homes
for people living in a hot, swampy climate. The long posts keep the
house from sinking into marshy earth, and raising the floor of the
hut off the ground keeps swamp animals like snakes out of the
house. Walls or permanent house coverings are not necessary in a
tropical climate where it never gets cold. Longhouse Longhouses
were used by the Eastern Woodland Native Americans (Iroquois tribes
and Algonquian neighbors, such as Powhatan NA). They are built
similarly to wigwams, with pole frames and elm bark covering. But
longhouses are much larger than wigwams. Longhouses could be 200
feet long, 20 feet wide, and 20 feet high. Inside the longhouse,
raised platforms created a second story, which was used for
sleeping space. Mats and wood screens divided the longhouse into
separate rooms. Each longhouse housed an entire clan-- as many as
60 people! Squash The three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) were
planted and grown together by many Native American tribes. Many
types of squash were grown tby different Native American tribes,
depending on where they lived. This is a Lakota Winter Squash,
grown by the Lakota tribe of the plains. Dried squash/gourds could
be used as musical instruments or for bowls, cups and scoops.
Lacrosse The game of Lacrosse began among Eastern Woodland Native
American tribes as early as the 1400s In its beginnings lacrosse,
then called baggataway, was a wide-open game that was played for
fun and sometimes to resolve conflict among tribes. The lacrosse
ball and stick were made of wood or deer skin Brush Shelter Brush
Shelters are temporary Native American dwellings used by many
tribes. Most Native Americans only made a brush shelter when they
were out camping in the wilderness. Beans The three sisters (corn,
beans, and squash) were planted and grown together by many Native
American tribes. Many varieties of beans were grown by different
Native American tribes, depending on where they lived. Chewing Gum
Eastern Woodland Native Americans showed the early settlers their
chewing gum. Many tribes across the regions chewed gum made from
resin and natural resources found around them. Native Americans
Today
Most American Indians today live in modern houses and apartments,
just like North Americans from other ethnic groups. Native
Americans Today
Some Native American live on Reservations which are areas of land
given to Native Americans by the US government. This is a picture
of the Mattaponi Indian Reservation in West Point, VA. Works Cited
Birch Bark Canoe Picture Retrieved From: Birch Bark Wigwam , Plank
House picture Retrieved From: Chewing Gum Picture Retrieved From:
Chickee Picture Retrieved From: Corn, Beans, Squash, sunflower
pictures retrieved by: House and Apartment Picture Retrieved From:
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Lacrosse Picture Retrieved By: Longhouse picture Retrieved From:
Mattaponi Indian Reservation photo Retrieved From: Sweet Potato and
Sunflower Picture Retrieved From: Wampum Belt Picture Retrieved
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