Back to category: History Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. Woodland Indians of the Easter Wilderness Woodlands Indians of the Eastern Wilderness The Woodland Indians were the first Indians that the American colonists met. In the beginning the setlers from Europe thought that the Indians were ignorant savages. But soon they found out that they can learn a lot from the Indians. Indian ways were valued because they were suited to convert the things around them into food, clothing , shelter, weapons, tools, and utensils. There were no stores in the wilderness, so the families had to make these things for themselves. Living and surviving in the Eastern Woodland Region All the Eastern Woodland Indians lived in much the same way. But from place to place there were differences in climate and available plants and animals. The tribes also differed in housing, and clothing styles, in food habits ,and in means of transportation. The Iroquois and certain other New York tribes built the larger long house. Its shape was similar to that of the arched metal Quonset hut built du... Posted by: Jason Pinsky Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. |
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