Woodland Indians

The Way They Lived

Clothing•The clothing was usually made out of mammal, bird, fish skins, pelts, or hides. The skins were then tanned in a smoking process then carefully stretched to produce softer, more usable leather.

Diet•The first nations peoples in the woodlands were more of hunter-gatherers so they would usually eat things like : tobacco, deer, corn, birds, berries, beans, squash, moose, raccoon, and caribou.

Art•The woodland Indians decorated things such at clothing, beadwork, and quills. They also made dream catcher, which were decorated nets that were and still used today to catch bad dreams and let good ones pass through it

Housing•Most first nations family's lived in dome shaped structures. These structures were called wigwams. They also lived in tee pees.

Climate •Their climate was over all warm at an average temperature of 9 degrees in the summer and the spring but in the winter it got very cold

System of government Their system of government is

References• Woodland Indian Culture Video by Michele Paguaga. (2012, November

13).YouTube. Retrieved October 30, 2014, from https:/www.youtube.com/watch?v=iod91izJq8Y

• Woodland Indians. (2014, June 14). ***. Retrieved October 28, 2014, from http://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/native-american-indians/woodland-indians.htm

• The Eastern Woodland Hunters - Food / Hunting / Tools. (n.d.). The Eastern Woodland Hunters - Food / Hunting / Tools. Retrieved October 30, 2014, from http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_groups/

• The Eastern Woodland Hunters - Food / Hunting / Tools. (n.d.). The Eastern Woodland Hunters - Food / Hunting / Tools. Retrieved October 30, 2014, from http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_groups