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Title: Eastern Woodland


1
These notes will look briefly at the Eastern
Woodlands native group. They lived in this
region of North America
2
Eastern Woodland
  • Canadas First Nations

3
A. Eastern Woodlands
  • Location
  • around the Great Lakes St. Lawrence region
  • most heavily populated parts of N. America even
    before the Europeans arrived
  • Native Groups
  • Nations such as the Ottawa, Mohawk, Ojibwa, Huron
    and Iroquois, all lived in this region
  • some since before the 13th C (1200 AD)
  • Social Structure
  • The Iroquois built large towns
  • run by a town council which consisted of chiefs
    from each family
  • The Iroquois organized around matrilineal bonds

4
  • Economy
  • The Iroquois originally hunter-gatherers
  • eventually switched to agriculture
  • switch to agriculture led to permanent settlement
    and a growth in population
  • Military
  • With larger populations, and more established
    villages, aggression between tribes increased
  • Walls called Palisades built around the village
    to provide protection
  • Rituals
  • Feast of the Dead
  • villages moved to new locations
  • bones of dead relatives gathered and placed in
    mass graves (ossuaries)

5
The Guessing Game
  • The next few slides will show original artifacts
    used and made by the Eastern Woodlands Nation.
  • Can you figure out what they are?

6
What is this?
moose call
7
What is this?
Moccasins
8
What is this?
Fish Hook
9
What is this?
Knife sheath Knife
10
What is this?
Bow
11
What is this?
Snow Shoes
12
What is this?
Eating Sticks
13
What is this?
Pipe Tomahawk
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