NATIVE AMERICANS

OF THENORTHEAST:

THE WOODLANDS

Farming was an important source of food. The main crops were corn, beans,

white corn, and squash. They also ate berries, nuts and other wild plants. They hunted these animals for food:

pheasants, deer, bear, rabbit, woodchuck, skunk, turtle, and squirrel. These animals came from the water: fish, lobster,crabs,

wild duck and geese.

Luke

The Woodlands lived up by the four Great Lakes.

Their home was called a longhouse. The longhouse could holdmore than one family and they put up walls in a little space. The

longest house was 150 feet. The longhouses were rectangular.Theyhad beds made out of grass and leaves and skins of animals.

The top was hollow.

Nate

The girls used to learn from their mothers to cook food.

Some of the food was fish, corn bread, vegetables and fruits.

Kacie K.

The Woodlands Indiansgot sticks and poked the fish so

they can eat them.They hunted buffalo for food and

clothing. The Indians also ateberries, nuts and wild plants.

They also grew corn,beans and squash.

Sanjay

The Iroquois Native Americans lived in the northeast, which we call New York State today.

Courtney

Marco

The Woodland Native Americans planted corn, squash, beans and nuts.

Native Americans of the Woodlandsate bears, deer, rabbits, woodchucks, salmon, skunks and turtles.

Matt M.

The Woodland hunted squirrel, deer, bear, rabbit and woodchuck.

Jose

Michael S.

Woodland Native Americans were very brave. That’s why they havefeathers. They earned one when they did something brave.

Erika

Boys were taught to hunt deer and fish. Every Woodland boy was taught to be proud and brave.

Michael S.

Woodland Native Americans used rocks to make bows and swords to kill their food.

Matthew

The deer was a main source of clothing. The skins were tanned and made into clothing and shoes.

The people dressed simply.Everyone had moccasins.

Yolanda

Woodland Native Americans had ceremonial clothing and everyday clothing made of deerskin.

Nikki

Marian

There were three kinds of houses: long houses, dome- shaped houses and wigwams.

Wigwams are round houses made from little trees, bark and grasses. Kyle C.

The Woodland Native Americans built canoes of birch bark to help them travel about. The canoes were light and easy to carry.

Scott

Alex

Native Americans of the Woodlands cut down trees and take everything out of the tree

to make a canoe.