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Ancient Indians
Algonquin Indian Tribes
Algonquin Indian Daily Living
Algonquin Indian Culture and Beliefs
Pot Luck
100
These were the earliest people of Connecticut
What are Paleo-Indians?
100
A gathering where you may see a medicine man, pipe to smoke, dancing, singing and praying.
What is a Pow Wow?
100
A gathering where you may see a medicine man, pipe to smoke, dancing, singing and praying.
What is a powwow?
100
This sport is still played today but was originally played by the indians.
What is LaCross
200
This group of Native Americans came after the Paleo-Indians.
What are the Archaic-Indians?
200
These held one or several famililies.
What is a wigwam?
200
The did this in order to fish, travel and gather water easily.
What is build their homes near water?
300
This is a frozen land without many trees.
What is a tundra?
300
This was furry and used to make clothing.
What is animal skin or pelts?
300
This was made from braided corn husks and used for sleeping or to cover the walls of their wigwams.
What are mats?
300
What did most Algonquin people believe in?
What is The Great Spirit?
300
A tribe living in CT today.
What is the Pequot or Mahican tribe?
400
This group on early people wndered the tundra, looking for food.
What are the Paleo-Indians?
400
This is a fence with a narrow opening to catch fish.
What is a weir?
400
The indians did this to fish, travel and gather water easily.
Why did they build their homes near rivers?
400
The people made tools and weapons out of these.
What are bones, stones, antlers, eagle claws and/or the tails of horseshoe crabs?
400
This helped to throw a spear farther and faster.
What is an atlatl?
500
These people did not have to move around as much to find food because the land was now forested and they used tools to hunt.
What are the Archaic-Indians?
500
This was hard to make, made from shells and considered very valuable.
What is wampum
500
The Algonquins used this to seal in warmth in the winter and keep away insects in the summer.
What is bear grease?
500
A Native American Chief is called this.
What is a sachem?
500
These are reasons why the early paleo indians constantly move from place to place.
What is following herds, gathering food, using up resources?