The Algonquians way of living in villages
Where did the Algonquian build their villages?
where they hunted and fished.
What was the leader of a group or family called?
Sachem.
What did the Algonquians believe?
They believed in nature.
what was the Algonquians value in life?
sharing and caring.
what did the Algonquin men and boys eat?
deer, duck, wild turkey ad other game.
What did the Algonquian groups name themselves after?
The Algonquians named themselves after the place or geographic area where they lived.
who did the sachem punish?
the wrongdoers
What kinds of spirits to rivers give off?
Rivers had spirts which can do harm and good.
what happens when a Algonquian man gets too old or sick to hunt?
other villages fed him and his family.
How did they catch fish?
With their bare hands.
what does "manhatta" mean in Algonquin language?
"island of the hills.”
what made someone become into a sachem?
their skills and talents.
What were the spirits called?
miniatous and deities
What happened to people in winter?
they starved and sometimes died.
corn, squash and pumpkin
What did the Algonquians call themselves
Algonquians called themselves Lenni Lenape, which means “true men.”
What were women Sachems called?
sunksquaw.
What did the miniatous teach them?
how to build houses, grow corn, and start fires.
How would the Algonquians get their fur for winter?
hunters set traps to catch beavers, otters and many other furry animals.
Where were food and water stored?
in clay pots.
What are maccasins?
Flat shoes made of soft leather?
they go to war.
What did a very powerful Manitou create?
created human from wood and insured the harvest.
Why did they change where they planted the crops each year?
this gave the earth time to rest.
What their parents taught them.