Eastern Woodlands
Kayla Altenbaugh P-1
HOMES
The Indians of this region used the forest to build their homes called wigwams. The wigwams that they used for the winter were much bigger than the ones that they used in the summer. For the summer wigwams the men bent over small trees and tied them together for a frame, and the women would cover them with mats made from plants or bark.
CLOTHING
The Algonquians used animal skins, such as deer hides for clothing. They also wore capes made from wild turkey feathers, that helped keep them warm and dry. The capes were made by sewing together overlapping feathers.
ART AND TOOLS
The Algonquians made fast light canoes from several types of trees. They first built a cedar frame, then they covered it with birch tree bark. They sewed together the bark with spruce roots, and used maple to hold the boats' sides together.
NATURAL RESOURSES
There was lots of rain and many rivers. The woods gave the Indians many varieties of bark/wood. The woods were home to many animals such as turkey, deer, and beaver.
GEOGRAPHY
The Eastern Woodlands stretched from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic Ocean. It ran south from the Great Plains to the Ohio Valley. American Indians settled among the hills and valleys,and along the sea cost.
CLIMATE
The area had four seasons including cold winters and warm summers. There was lots of rain, which helped fill the streams.
OTHER INTERESTING FACTS
Most tribes spoke either Iroquois or Algonquian. Iroquois tribes included the Mohawks and the Seneca. The Mohegan and the Delaware tribes were two Algonquian tribes, or tribes that speak Algonquian.