Plains Indians Woodland Indians Tribes Iroquois Wampanoag Cree Algonquin Woodland Indians Habitats Woodland Indians live in two different types of homes They live in WIGWAMS and LONGHOUSES ID: 421051
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Woodland and Plains IndiansSlide2
Woodland IndiansTribesIroquoisWampanoagCreeAlgonquinSlide3
Woodland IndiansHabitats
Woodland Indians live in two different types of homes. They live in WIGWAMS and LONGHOUSES.
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WigwamsSlide4
Woodland IndiansHabitats- Wigwams
Made from trees and bark
Rounded roof
Rounded shape protects from weather: rain, wind, snow
10-16 ft. wideSlide5
Woodland IndiansHabitats- Wigwams
Built fires in the middle of the Wigwam
Used fires to heat the home and for cooking
At top of Wigwam there is a hole for smoke to escape
1-2 families live inSlide6
Woodland Indians
Habitats- WigwamsSlide7
Woodland IndiansHabitats- Longhouses
Trees-long poles/ bark
Rounded Roofs
300 ft. or longer
Many fire pits- used for warmth and cooking
Holes in the top to let smoke escapeSlide8
Woodland IndiansHabitats- Longhouses
Villages near river for water and fish
Many villages
Palisades: fence around village
10-12 ft. poles
1 entrance/exit
Protected against othersSlide9
Woodland IndiansHabitats- Longhouses
As many as 30 families live in
Space to live, sleep, and store belongings: like an apartment house
Mother, father, children, and grandparents
In longhouses, families lived together mom, dad, grandparents, cousins, aunts, and unclesSlide10
Plains IndiansTribesCrowComancheBlackfootLakota
Facts:
Nomadic: moved with the buffalo
Little shelter because in the plains
Change in temperatures: hot and coldSlide11
Plains IndiansHabitats
Plains Indians live in TEPEES. Slide12
Plains IndiansHabitats-Tepees
Easy to build, take down and move around
Made from buffalo hides and poles
Easily taken apart
Tie poles- stretch hide
Large tents
Face east: wake up with the sun
Decorated with paintingsSlide13
Plains IndiansHabitats-Tepees
Fire pit in the middle of the tepee with rocks surrounding
Used for heating and cooking
Hole on top of the tepee to let smoke escape
Buffalo skins used to protect against winds
Keeps cool in the summer
Keeps warm in the winterSlide14
Plains IndiansHabitats-Tepees
One family per tepee
Slept on buffalo robe
Store baskets of food and clothes
Villages are smaller
Easy to move across the plains when smallerSlide15
Woodland IndiansResources/Food
Natural Resources: land or raw materials, supplied by nature
Forest for harvesting
River ways
Men: made tools and used plants for tying, hunted
Women: planted seeds, were farmers, harvested crops- corn, beans, squash, sunflowers, pumpkins, and gourdsSlide16
Woodland IndiansResources/Food
Women: made clay pots for cooking and water
Cooking- roasted on sticks or stones or clay pots
Dried food stored for winter below house (cooler)Slide17
Woodland IndiansResources/Food
Animals used for meat and clothing
Animals eaten: deer, black bear, fox, raccoon, wolf, rabbit, owl, snake, wild turkey, and moose
Skins- clothing, blankets, and bagsSlide18
Other Food eaten:Wild Fruits (could be dried): apples, strawberries, roots, and mushroomNuts: walnuts and acornsVegetables: corn and wild riceMaple SugarFish/Shellfish/Clams/CrabsTurtle
Woodland Indians
Resources/FoodSlide19
Woodland IndiansResources/Food
Resources:
Rivers- water and fish
Bark- houses and boats
Wild Plants: medicine, food, baskets
Fish/Shellfish/Clams/Crabs: food, shells for crafts
Turtles: eat, musical instrumentsSlide20
Woodland IndiansResources/Food
Used all parts of the corn- corn to corn husk; very resourceful
Leaves/shoots are vegetables - Some of them were brewedSlide21
Plains IndiansResources/Food
Fire used for cooking
Roasted meat on a stick or boiled with vegetable to make stew
Some cut to strips and dried with smoke from the fire
Food was not always fresh; dried food lasted months when food was scarceSlide22
Plains IndiansResources/Food
Men: left family to hunt
Depended on buffalo (bison)- food, shelter, clothing
Only hunted what they needed and didn’t waste anythingSlide23
Plains IndiansResources/Food
Mostly ate meat
Women also picked herbs and other wild plants
Before hunted with horses- hunted on footSlide24
Plains IndiansResources/Food
Animals Hunted: bear, bighorn sheep, mountain goats, coyotes, pronghorn prairie chickens, grouse, eagles, meadowlark, buffalo deer, antelope, moose, elk, prairie dogs, ratsSlide25
Plains IndiansResources/Food
Buffalo hide- clothing, blankets, tepeesBuffalo robe- used to keep warm
Buffalo-Skinned, stretched, scraped, washed
Horns- toys, utensil
Bones- weapons, tools
Wild plants- berries, vegetable, prairie turnips, plums, chokecherriesSlide26
Woodland IndiansArt
Used animal skins as canvas
Used berries to make colors
Made pottery from clay
Dolls and baskets from plantsSlide27
Woodland IndiansArt
Basket Weaving
Painting on Canvas
Wood Carving
Jewelry Making
Making of Dolls
Pottery
DancingSlide28
Plains IndiansArt
Petroglyphs
Stone
Carvings
Jewerly
Cave PaintingsSlide29
Plains IndiansArtPainting Dancing
Story Telling