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NATIVE
AMERICANS
OF THE
NORTHEAST:
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 hold
more 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 Indians
got sticks and poked the fish so
they can eat them.
They hunted buffalo for food and
clothing. The Indians also ate
berries, 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
The Woodland Native Americans
planted corn, squash, beans and
nuts.
Marco
Native Americans of the Woodlands
ate 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 have
feathers. 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
There were three kinds of houses:
long houses,
dome- shaped houses
and wigwams.
Marian
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
Native Americans of the Woodlands cut down
trees and take everything out of the tree
to make a canoe.
Alex