Native Peoples 1
The Native Peoples got everything they needed and used from
Nature
Why was life not easy for the Native Peoples?
skills girls learned?
worked in fields and gardens, learned about plants, learned to cook, took care of younger siblings, helped dig for clams, learned to sew clothes
elders meaning
person of greater age than others
How did life change for the Native Peoples of Massachusetts beginning in the 1500s abd 1600s?
sailors and fishermen came across the ocean from Europe, English people began to settle on Native Land. Over time, more people came and took the Native People's land.
What did the Native Peoples use what they got from Soil?
Plant corn, squash, beans, tobacco. They ate the crops they grew
How did the Native Peoples use nature in every day life?
Hunted for deer or moose, made pots out of clay, made stews out of veggies and meat, made baskets out of grass and bark, used stones and wood to make tools, made rattles and drums put of dried gourds
Games the Native Children played?
played in water and fields, danced and sang, played Hubbub, football, running races, bow and arrow contest
leader of the tribe
3 sister crops?
corn, beans, squash
What did the Native Peoples use what they got from Forests?
Wood to build houses and make tools. Hunted animals.
Life changed with the season...Spring and Summer?
wetus, fished for eels and herring, hunted animals, gathered berries, planted crops, stored food for winter, cur down saplings to store for winter
Why did the Native families not live in one place for more than 10 years?
To protect the land and let it replenish.
barter meaning
exchange goods or services without using money
What did the Native Peoples use what they got from Rivers/Oceans?
Drank water from rivers, fished for food, transportation, cooking, watered crops, water for washing
Life changed with the season...Fall and Winter?
women harvested crops, men dug holes to store dried food, moved inland away from shore in longhouses, built smokehouses, men hunted, kids played outside or sat inside to tell stories
Wampum meaning
beads made from tiny polished shells or stone
heritage meaning
all things passed down to a person or group of people
What did the Native Peoples use what they got from Wild Plants?
collected berries, nuts, and healing herbs
Skills boys learned?
learned about woods, rivers, oceans, tracking and hunting animals. Sharpened arrows, practiced running, collected wood for fire.
council meaning
group of people chosen to meet and make decisions
Who was the sachem of the Wamanoag tribe?
Massassoit