Native Americans
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Culture
Face paint was a big deal to Woodland Indians. They wore it to express feelings each color meant something: red meant life, black meant death or eternal grief and purple meant royalty, and for special occasions. Before going to war they painted themselves, performed magical rites and took special medicines. Several of the tribes performed many songs and rites. They used special equipment that they thought helped them talk to their gods. They also wore masks to cure diseases. The scary masks were supposed to scare the evil spirit out of the sick person.
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Environment/climate
Environment: The eastern woodlands were moderate-climate regions roughly from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River and included the Great Lakes. This huge area bragged enough rainfall, numerous lakes and rivers, and great forests.
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Natural resources
The eastern woodlanders had lots of trees to use for homes and houses, they also had lots of water from the nearby lakes and rivers, they had lots of animals in the forest for food, and lots of stone and rocks for arrowheads and tools.
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A Ceremony
When someone in a Woodland tribe died, the tribe would hold a cry ceremony. The chief sang and danced around a fire. This ceremony was five days long. The day before the cry ceremony started, five knots were tied in a piece of milkweed. Every day of the ceremony they untied a knot.
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Food/clothing
Food: The people of the area were largely deer hunters and farmers, the women tended small plots of corn, squash, and beans. The men go hunting and catch fish to put in with the seeds of corn to make it grow. They also use the fish to eat and cook foods.
Clothing: some of the woman wear a deer skin tunic, skirt and leggings all painted with red ocher designs. Some of the boys wear a knife sheath around Their neck, and bracelets, knee garters and moccasins; all of these are decorated with brilliantly dyed and embroidered porcupine quills. They also wear beaded headbands and earrings, made from quahog and whelk shell wampum beads.
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Shelter
The eastern woodlander's home is called a wigwam. They build them by sticking flexible birch saplings and sticks in the ground and bending them into the shape. They then tie them together with basswood bark in a crisscrossing pattern to make the dome of the house. In summer they usually put a "skirt" around the bottom of the wigwam. When they are done with the dome-shape they add four circular saplings for more support. When the frame is done the wigwams will be covered with sewn cattail mats. Spaces are left for a door or two on the wigwam. A "smoke hole" is left at the top of every wigwam witch is not covered or partially covered to let the smoke out from the fire in the wigwam. Both
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Extra facts
The forest people are fascinating because of their many ways of living. One thing they do is that they use stone knifes to cut off birch tree bark, and it doesn't hurt the tree. They use the bark for houses and the houses have a skirt around the bottom in summer to let in some of the cold air. They also use the bark for making baskets. Surprisingly Their pencils were just small sticks with a burnt tip. And the girls do lots of work while most of the men are just hunting.
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