EASTERN

WOODLAND

ANA RAQUEL DE LA ROSA LPEZ

EASTERN WOOLAND

The Eastern Woodland Culture consisted of Indian

tribes inhabiting the eastern United States and
Canada.

The Eastern Woodlands were moderate-climate

regions roughly from the Atlantic to the Mississippi
River and included the Great Lakes.

This huge area boasted ample rainfall, numerous lakes

and rivers, and great forests. The rich earth and
forests from the Ohio River to the Gulf of Mexico
comprised the southeastern part of the Eastern
Woodlands.

The Environment

Geography played a critical role

in the lifestyle of the area's First
Peoples.
The Eastern Woodlands was
quite diverse in terms of
geography, as it stretched
across a large portion of Eastern
Canada. It included:
Deciduous forests of southern
Ontario
The St. Lawrence lowlands
The coastal Atlantic region
Deciduous-coniferous forests of
the Canadian Shield
The Appalachian uplands

Eastern Deciduous
Forest

Settlements and Housing

Eastern Woodlands
Village

During the summer when resources were

aplenty, the semi-nomadic Eastern
Woodlands Hunters would move into small
villages, and fish, hunt, and farm there
together.

The villages ranged in size from one to two

small houses, up to several hundred
people.

Since they relied heavily on the hunting

skills of their men, when fall approached,
they scattered into smaller bands to follow
the wild game they all needed to survive.

Food

The Algonquian people of the

Eastern Woodlands were
hunter-gatherers, meaning
they relied on collecting edible
plants and hunting wild
animals as their main source
of food.
They were too far north to rely
solely on horticulture;
however, some groups did
farm.
The Mi'kmaq's grew tobacco.
Ottawa, Abenaki, and
Algonquin grew corn, beans,
and squash.

Tobacco

Corn

Hunting

The people of the Eastern

Woodlands became very skilled
hunters and fishermen because
they lived in forested areas and
were usually close to water.
During the winter, when the lakes
were frozen over, were spent
hunting larger game and trapping
smaller animals.
The most important animal to the
Eastern Woodlands Hunters was the
white-tailed deer. White-tailed deer
were hunted for their meat, but the
skins were also dried and used in
making their houses and clothing.
They also hunted:*Raccoon, *Bear,
and *Moose.

White-tailed deer - the most

important animal to hunt

Tools

Most tools that the Eastern

Woodlands Hunters used
were made of wood or bark.
For hunting larger animals
they used bows and arrows
and lances, and for smaller
animals they used traps,
snares, and deadfalls.
For fishing, they used
hooks, weirs, leisters, and
nets, all of which they
made themselves from
forest material.

Deadfall

Clothing

Clothing of the Eastern

Woodlands Algonquians was made
mostly out of mammal, bird and
fish skins, either pelts, or the hide.

This leather was sewn to make

robes, shirts, leggings, dresses,
skirts, breechcloths, and
moccasins.

Deerskin was the most popular

choice for clothing, because of the
abundant deer population in the
area, however, they commonly
used other skins like raccoon or
elk skin.

Animal skin coat

Art

The Eastern Woodlands

Algonquians decorated
clothing and art with
elaborate beadwork and
quills.
They also made
'Dreamcatchers', which
were decorated nets
used to catch the bad
dreams and let the good
ones pass through.

Dreamcatcher

Chart to Summarize
CAUSE

EFFECT

The Eastern Woodland Culture

consisted of Indian tribes
inhabiting the eastern United
States and Canada.

As a result, the people became

very skilled hunters and
fishermen because they lived in
forested areas and were usually
close to water.

During the winter, when the lakes

were frozen over, were spent
hunting larger game and trapping
smaller animals.

So, For hunting larger animals

they used bows and arrows and
lances, and for smaller animals
they used traps, snares, and
deadfalls.

The climate was very cold.

So, Clothing was made mostly out

of mammal, bird and fish skins,
either pelts, or the hide.

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