spring/summer
What was the name of their spring/summer shelter called and what was it made of?
A wetu - made of sapling branches, wood, bark and brush.
What was the name of their fall/winter shelter called and what was it made of?
A longhouse - made of branches & bark (with the wetu thatch on the inside).
Who was the leader of the tribe? (What was their title?)
Sachem.
What is the name for an Indigenous or Native community of families (or a group of related families)?
Tribe
Name 3 plants that Indigenous people discovered how to grow or use that we still use/eat today?
Corn, beans, squash, pumpkins, strawberries, cranberries, vanilla, cotton, tobacco, rubber, nuts, sweet potatoes, chocolate, potatoes, tomatoes.
What chores were assigned to the men in the spring/summer?
Fishing, making their mishoons, getting land ready for planting.
What chores were assigned to the men in the fall/winter?
They were hunting, ice fishing, built a smokehouse & smoked the meat.
What were some of the jobs of the tribe's leader?
They had to make decisions about war & peace and make deals with other tribes and decide how to use the land.
Who would live together in a longhouse in the winter?
Extended family including aunts, uncles and cousins
Name one word or place name that we still use today that came from the Wampanoags.
Pow wow or moccasin.
Agawam, Chappaquiddick, Chicapee, Housatonic, Nantasket, Nantucket, Monoment, Mashpee, Merrimack, Swampscott.
What chores were assigned to the women in the spring/summer?
Planting in the gardens, preserving food for the winter & making clothes & jewelry.
What chores were assigned to the women in the fall/winter?
They ground the corn & turned it into flour, took care of the children, cooked.
What was it called when a tribe's leader made an agreement with another tribe or group?
A treaty.
Who were the tribe's warriors who would defend the tribe?
Men who were chosen as a pneise.
Name two things that Squanto & the Wampanoag did to help the Pilgrims to survive?
They showed them how to trade, hunt & plant (think: 3 sisters).
What was included in the "3 sisters" in the garden? What unexpected item did they plant to make these things grow better?
Corn, beans and squash/pumpkins. (Fish.)
What was the smokehouse used for?
To smoke the meat to make it last longer.
What was a good Sachem given as gifts?
Small beads called Wampum.
How did Wampanoag people celebrate as a community?
They threw festivals & pow wows. (Green corn festival, etc.)
What are some sports we still play today that have their roots in native games?
Hockey & lacrosse.
Smoking fish and meat or drying berries, fruits, and herbs.
Name two of the three traits hunters needed to be able to hunt well? (Hint: Think about how they had to find the animals, catch them, and carry them home).
Patient & quiet to hide.
Fast to follow the animals.
Strong to carry them.
What was the group called who assisted the sachem make decisions?
Who was a famous Sachem of the Wampanoag?
A council.
Ousamequin or Massasoit.
In the winter you might gather around the fire as your grandmother tells you a story about how something came to be. What do we call that kind of story?
Legend
What things do we do or use to keep clean that can be attributed to the indigenous people?
Daily bathing, shampoo & deodorant.