Wapwallopen (Pa.) Wapwallopen (Pa.) Indians TribesIndians Tribes

Greg Myers Greg Myers

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Other Tribes in the EastOther Tribes in the East The group of Native American known The group of Native American known

as the Woodland Indians is made up as the Woodland Indians is made up of several tribes. These are some of of several tribes. These are some of the major tribes.the major tribes.

Delaware Wapwallopen Huron

Narraganset Powhatan Iroquois

Mohawk Oneida Onondaga

Cayuga Seneca Tuscarora

Location of the TribesLocation of the Tribes

These tribes lived east of the These tribes lived east of the Plains in the forest areas Plains in the forest areas along the eastern part of the along the eastern part of the United States. They lived United States. They lived there long before the there long before the Europeans came to this Europeans came to this continent. The people of these continent. The people of these tribes found everything they tribes found everything they needed to live in the forest.needed to live in the forest.

Location of the Wapwallopen Location of the Wapwallopen TribeTribe

Wapwallopen is located in Wapwallopen is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania on the Northeastern Pennsylvania on the banks of the Susquehanna River. banks of the Susquehanna River. Wapwallopen is also surrounded by Wapwallopen is also surrounded by the Council Cup Mountains.the Council Cup Mountains.

Map of the area the Eastern Woodland Indians lived.

WapwallopenWapwallopen

The town of Wapwallopen can be The town of Wapwallopen can be accessed by clicking here: accessed by clicking here: Wapwallopen

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Native American ClothingNative American Clothing

Their clothing was made mostly Their clothing was made mostly from hides of animals. In the from hides of animals. In the winter, the men wore shirts, winter, the men wore shirts, leggings, and moccasins made of leggings, and moccasins made of buckskinbuckskin. Buckskin is clothing . Buckskin is clothing made from the skins of animals, made from the skins of animals, mainly deer. The women wore mainly deer. The women wore skirts they had woven from the skirts they had woven from the wild grasses, covered with furs, wild grasses, covered with furs, with leggings underneath.with leggings underneath.

The Great Chain, or Covenant Belt, is generally thought to be a belt presented by the U.S. government to the Iroquois in 1794 at the Pickering Treaty at Canandaigua, N.Y. Adapted from The Native Americans. Edited by B. & I. Ballantine. 1993

This is a sample of a wampum belt.

FoodFood Many of the Eastern Woodland tribes Many of the Eastern Woodland tribes

hunted small game such as deer, hunted small game such as deer, rabbit, and bear. Since their villages rabbit, and bear. Since their villages were usually near the ocean, were usually near the ocean, streams, or lakes, they also fished streams, or lakes, they also fished using spears and nets. Berries, nuts, using spears and nets. Berries, nuts, and wild plants were important forms and wild plants were important forms of food. Many of these tribes were of food. Many of these tribes were considered to be excellent farmers. considered to be excellent farmers. They had large farms which grew They had large farms which grew corn, beans, and squash. corn, beans, and squash.

FoodFood

Corn, beans, and squash Corn, beans, and squash were the most important were the most important crops planted. They were crops planted. They were know as “The Three Sisters” know as “The Three Sisters” as they were also grown as they were also grown together. together.

ShelterShelterThe Iroquois Indians lived in wigwams and longhouses.

ToolsTools

Snowshoes made winter Snowshoes made winter hunting easier for the hunting easier for the Iroquois. They traveled up to Iroquois. They traveled up to 50 miles a day wearing the 50 miles a day wearing the snowshoes in deep snow. snowshoes in deep snow. The Iroquois also wore The Iroquois also wore snowshoes in ritual dances.snowshoes in ritual dances.

ToolsTools

An ax was created from An ax was created from stones to help with stones to help with carving, splitting, or carving, splitting, or chipping wood and stone chipping wood and stone into the needed items.into the needed items.

ToolsTools

The bannerstone was The bannerstone was used as a weight to used as a weight to produce thrust when produce thrust when throwing a spear. It is throwing a spear. It is believed to have been believed to have been a prized possession of a prized possession of the chief of the tribe. the chief of the tribe.

ToolsToolsArrow points and spear points were carved from flint stone and attached to the shaft for arrows or spears as needed by the men using them.

ToolsTools This is a rough This is a rough stone with an stone with an abrasive quality abrasive quality need for the need for the smoothing and smoothing and straightening the straightening the shaft for an arrow shaft for an arrow or spear. or spear.

ToolsTools

This blade made of brown flint with a sharp edge was used for cutting. Found at Three Bridges near Canton.

The scraper is completely flat on one side with sharp cutting edges for scraping fat from the hides of animals or for scaling fish.

Pots were made using clay coils, etched with sticks and other things, and fired in coals.

Broken pots could be Broken pots could be mended. Broken sides were mended. Broken sides were drilled, the pieces bound drilled, the pieces bound together with sinew and glued together with sinew and glued with pine pitch. Such mended with pine pitch. Such mended vessels were then used for vessels were then used for the storage of dried foods. the storage of dried foods.

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