Eastern Woodlands Indians
What are the 3 sisters?
Beans, Corn, Squash
What does nomadic mean?
moving around, they followed the buffalo herd
What does sedentary mean?
stay in one place
Where did these people live?
Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and parts of Canada
Where do these people live in?
Alaska and Greenland
What was their main resource?
Trees
What are palisades?
tall fences that surrounded the villages for protection
What is a kachina?
spirit doll
What did they build canoes out of?
Cedar or spruce trees
What do they eat?
seals, whales, polar bears, caribu
What were their 2 languages?
Iroquois and Algonquian
What did they live in?
tipis or lodges
What is a Kiva?
A pit house used by men for ceremonies
What was their diet??
salmon, Whales, Otters, and Seals
Why are dogs so important?
They help haul everything!
How many people lived in long houses?
20-100
What were stampedes used for?
to move large herds of buffalo, they dressed as wolves or coyotes
Turquoise is.....
a blue-green mineral that represented sky and water
What are totem poles?
They are poles that represent the family history or honor a chief
What did they live in?
igloos in winter and tents covered with animal skins in summer
What did they make with their main resource?
weapons, tools, canoes, and homes
What was a shaman?
A religious leader who communicated with the spirit world, and led rituals or ceremonies
What is a pueblo?
It is like a modern-day apartment built in the side of a mountain
What are Potlatches?
Feasts or parties celebrating a family
What did they use for hunting?
harpoons or spears