Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands Mr. Heath Blue Creek Elementary School

Eastern Woodlands From Quebec, Canada to the Gulf of Mexico About 500,000 Native Americans lived in this area Hunted many different animals Those along the seashore fished and gathered shellfish

Algonquian Tribes Lived across the mid-western and northeastern part of the United States Hunted and Fished Mohegan, Pequot, Narragansett, Wampanoag, Massachuset, Micmac, Ojibwe, Chippewa, Lenape, Nanticoke

Algonquian Life Lived in villages of a few hundred people Moved to where food was plentiful in summer Lived in temporary homes in summer Lived in longhouses in winter

The Iroquois Enemies of the Algonquian Competed with Algonquian for food and resources Included the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Cayuga

The Iroquois Lived in longhouses in large villages

The Iroquois Women Held a lot of power Helped choose leaders