Eastern Woodlands
What was their main resource?
Trees/wood.
Nomadic.
Pottery.
They ate...
Salmon, whales, otters, and seals.
Cold.
What are the three sisters?
Corn, Bean, Squash.
What were their ceremonies called?
Sun Dances.
What TWO houses did they live in?
Pueblos and Hogans.
They built...
Canoes.
They live in ______ in Winter and ____ in the Summer.
Igloos and tents.
What did the Indians live in?
Longhouses.
What did they do in Sun Dances?
Dancing, fasting, singing, and praying.
What is the blue-green mineral that represented the sky and water?
Turquoise.
They built canoes from _____ or ______ _____. 'ps theres an AND in between them.'
Cedar and Spruce trees.
They eat...
Seals, whales, polar bears, and caribou.
What did they make out of wood?
Homes, Canoes, Tools, and Weapons.
The _______ communicated with the Spirit world.
Shamans.
What is a Kiva?
A Pit house for men-only ceremonies.
What are Potlatches?
Feasts or parties.
What did they use to make drums?
Caribou and walrus stomach.
What TWO main languages did they speak?
Iroquois and Algonquian.
_________ are tall fences surrounding villages for protection.
Palisades.
What is a Kachina?
A Spirit doll
These people lived in ______, __________, ______ and parts of ______ along the Pacific coast.
Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and Canada.
Why don't they like being called Eskimos?
They think it is offensive because it means eater of raw meat.