American Indian Group
Published on Nov 22, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
PALEO PEOPLE
- Paleo is a greek word
- Became extinct about 9,000 years ago
- Trveled in tribes of 20-50 people
- Inventing spears of stone
WOODLAND PEOPLE
- Eastern USA and Canada
- Created the dream catcher
- Many Woodland peoples used spears and atlatls
- Lived in a one bedroom home created with trees
EASTERN WOODLAND PEOPLE
- Lived in Eastern USA and Canada
- Tended to live near water
- Were very skilled hunters and fishermen
- Wigwams are houses made of saplings
ARCHAIC PEOPLE
- Hunted mammoth and bison
- Lived in groups of 30 or less
- Collected shells and other materials
- Made tools of stone
MISSISSIPPIAN PEOPLE
- Lived along the Ohio River
- Very skilled craftsmen
- Houses were usually rectangular
- Grew to be dependent on farming
CHEROKEE PEOPLE
- Able to read and write
- Became expert weapon makers
- Well-known for talented artwork
- Baskets were a Cherokee specialty
CATAWBA PEOPLE
- Catawba means "river people"
- Lived in barked covered houses
- Never painted pottery or glazed
- Were sedentary agriculturists
YAMASSEE PEOPLE
- Known as the most fierce warriors of all the native tribes encountered
- Yamassee means gentle
- Huts made of logs with thatched, palmetto roofs
- 87 warriors fought with the colonists in the Tuscarora War of 1712.
