- Fact 2 - The Northeast area covers
parts of the U.S. states of Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and
Wisconsin
Ohio, Oklahoma, Michigan and Kansas, New York, Minnesota, North
Dakota, Tennessee, South Carolina and Pennsylvania
- Fact 3 - The Native Indians of the
Northeast included Abenaki, Fox, Huron,
Iroquois,
Mohican,
Mohawk,
Chippewa (Objibwe),
Shawnee
and Shinnecock
- Fact 4 - These Indians were static
tribes of hunter fishers. Men were in charge of hunting for food
and protecting the camp and the women were in charge of the home
and land
- Fact 5 - Homes and Houses:
Longhouses were permanent houses and homes used by tribes like
the Iroquois. These houses were built up to 200 feet long, 20 feet
wide and 20 feet high. They often had 2 storeys - a raised
platform created the top storey which was ideal for sleeping.
- Fact 6 - Longhouses were similar
in design to wigwams, their frames being made with poles and
covered with bark. Separate rooms were created in longhouses by
using wooden screens and mats
- Fact 7 - Homes and Houses: Woodland
tribes like the Chippewa lived in wigwams
- Fact 8 - Wigwams (or wetus) are
also known as birchbark houses and used by
tribes of Indians in the woodland regions. Wigwams are small
cone-shaped houses with an arched roof made of wooden frames
that are covered with woven mats and sheets of birchbark which
are held in place by ropes or strips of wood
- Fact 9 -
Clothing: Leggings were worn by both men and women to cover the
bare legs and were sometimes decorated with a fringe
- Fact 10 -
Clothing for women: Women wore wraparound skirts over their leggings
- Fact 11 - Shoes and footwear:
Moccasins were made of soft leather or deerskin and sewn
together with deer sinew. Moccasins were a soft slip on shoe, or
slipper, consist of a sole and sides made of one piece of
leather, stitched together at the top and were a light beige
color.
- Fact 12 - Headdresses: Roach
headdresses (also called porcupine roaches) were worn by the
Iroquois men which was made of a stiff thin strip of animal hair
that goes over the top of the head. They were held open by
comb-like objects, originally carved of antler, called roachspreaders. Roach headdresses stood straight up from the
head like a tuft or crest and are closely associated with the
Mohawk or Mohican tribes. Roach headdresses were made from a
variety of hairs including white deer tail hair, often dyed red,
moose-hair, porcupine hair and black turkey beard.
- Fact 13 -
Roach headdresses were
attached to a scalp-lock to look like a crest, with the rest of
the head probably shaven. The name derives from its resemblance
to the roaching or clipping of a horse’s mane. Sometimes
feathers or shells were added as decorations
- Fact 14 - The Iroquois Indians used
elm-bark or dugout canoes
- Fact 15 - Women's Hair: Hair was
kept long, sometimes braided and on special occasions braids
were decorated with bright strips of cloth and shells
- Fact 16 - Jewelry: Women wore
bead necklaces
- Fact 17 - Face paint / War Paint: Men wore
bright face paint in times of war. Tribal tattoos were also used
to decorate their faces and bodies
- Fact 18 - Iroquois weapons: Weapons
included bows and arrows, war clubs, spears and knives
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