1. Luke, Hannah, Nathan, Sholeh
Eastern Woodlands
Luke, Hannah, Nathan, Sholeh

2. Introduction
There are 2 different groups of tribes in the Eastern Wood
In the Iroquoi group there are the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Coynga, and Seneca
The Iroquoi group is also called the Five Nations
In the Algonquians group there is the Delaware, The Wampanoag, The Powhaten, The Ottava, The Chippewa, and the Miami

3. Geographic Location
The Eastern Woodlands Indians were east of the Mississippi
The Iroquois lived near the great lakes
The Algonquians lived on the coastal plains and by the great lakes

4. CULTURAL ACTIVITES AND BELIFS OF EASTERN WOODLAND NATIVE AMERICANS
Iroquois created a crop growing method called Slash and Burn and a game called Lacrosse
Eastern woodland Native Americans called earth the turtle
They believed that pepole called sky women fell through the sky and the turtle would catch them
Deganwidan, Itawatha, and Tadodaho were myths or real pepole
Deganwidan was a peace maker
Itawatha and Tadodaho were evil myths and had snakes coming out of their hair
Sachems were leaders and wisdom keepers

5. Eastern Woodland Hunting and Food
While the men were hunting their wife's would such food as Corn, squash, grapes, nuts, and clams.
As a tradition and a good way of camouflage, the hunters would use some deer’s antlers on their head so the could hide more easily.
They would use spears and nets that that they made to hunt fish.
The way to hunt deer for them is they would get into a old skin hide from the deer's, that includes the antlers, then the would walk toward the deer and shot the deer with arrows.
While the men were hunting for food the women would prepare meals from the food the gathered and sometimes even the food that their husbands brought back.

6. EASTERN WOODLAND HOUSING
Eastern Woodland houses were made out of trees
In the Iroquois tribe they had several houses
They had long houses
All long houses had differences
Each house could fit up to 20 families
The long house’s frame was made out of young trees, and covered with bark
Long houses were divided into sections
Each section was home to 1 or 2 families
Some Algonquians similar long houses that the Iroquois
Others made round bark shelters called Wigwams
Wigwams were made very similar to the long houses
The trunks of small trees were bent and tied together to form a dome shape
After words they covered it with bark