learn about the different type of houses the Native Americans lived in. Wigwams Wigwams are domed shaped shelters that were covered with animal skins or woven mats. They were a favorite of the Algonquin tribes of the northeast. Some wigwams were conical shaped like a tipi‚ while others were rounded in shape. Wigwams are sometimes known as birch bark houses. The house is very small‚ usually 8 to 10 feet tall. To build a wigwam‚ the builder’s first job is to trace and outline on the ground and dig
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horses they mostly gave up on farming‚ and they became migratory‚ following the herds of buffalo for food and supplies. The buffalo was not only important for food but as a trading tool for corn and tobacco. Like the Iroquois they lived mostly in wigwams. Third‚ we have the Inuit tribe from the Artic/Sub-Arctic region. Unlike the Iroquois and the Cheyenne‚ the Inuit lived in a frozen tundra compared to the warm forests and plains the Iroquois and Cheyenne lived in. Due to this they were master hunters
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Literary Analysis February 10‚ 1675 was a sorrowful day for Mary Rowlandson’s hometown (Lancaster). Indians came and destroyed their town showing no remorse. Many were killed and wounded. Some were taken captive. Among those captive is a women named Mary Rowlandson. Throughout her captivity she kept a journal of all her removals and interactions she had with the Indians. The day the Indians invaded their town they used hatchets‚ arrows‚ and guns to scare and harm the colonists. Rowlandson herself
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a very high compliment. He fought against monsters‚ the witch‚ giants‚ magicians etc. after that when his last victory pleased him mightily‚ and the next day he walked through the forest finding more evil creatures to destroy them. He entered the wigwam of an Indian but‚ the man was absent‚ and he saw his wife with her baby Wasis sucking piece of sugar. Glooskap told the women about his victories‚ she laughed aloud she dared Glooskap a creature her baby and‚ dared him you will never conquer him first
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Mary Rowlandson‚ The Narrative of the Captivity and the Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson (1682) ________________________________________ The sovereignty and goodness of GOD‚ together with the faithfulness of his promises displayed‚ being a narrative of the captivity and restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson‚ commended by her‚ to all that desires to know the Lord’s doings to‚ and dealings with her. Especially to her dear children and relations. The second Addition [sic] Corrected and amended
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Native American Cultures In Texas Native American cultures are found throughout the United States. The four Native American cultures that can be found in Texas are the Plains‚ Gulf Coast‚ Pueblo‚ and the South Eastern. These four cultures adapted and thrived using the resources that were available to them. The two American Indian cultures most influenced by geography are the Gulf Coast and Plains culture. The Gulf Coast culture is located in the Coastal Plains. It gets about 40in – 60in of rainfall
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The Micmac had been living in wigwams prior to the European invasion‚ which had served its purpose for them. Since the Micmac people were semi-nomadic‚ it was crucial that they would be able to pack up their belongings and move to where the food was during any particular season. The
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Rhode Island. The homes of the tribe would live in secure villages of long houses during the winter. The Pequot tribe lived near the rivers‚ then during the summer the tribe goes to their “summer home” called wigwam which were located near the coast. When going to their temporarily wigwams during the summer‚ the women would plant crops like squash‚ beans‚ and corn. On the other hand the men would fish for different shellfish and fish‚ they also would hunt other animals since it was hunting season
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King Philip’s War (1675-76) is an event that has been largely ignored by the American Public and popular historians. “However‚ the almost two-year conflict between the colonists and the Native Americans in New England stands as perhaps the most devastating war in this country’s history” (Giersbach‚ 1). Native American warriors and the opposing English troops fought viciously destroying everything and everyone in their sight. Women and children on both sides were purposely targeted‚ and many settlements
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Algonkian-speaking peoples‚ a large group that was part of the Woodland Culture area. These Indians lived in villages along the coast of what is now Massachusetts and Rhode Island. They lived in round- roofed houses called wigwams. These were made of poles covered with flat sheets of elm or birch bark. Wigwams differ in construction from tipis that were used by Indians of the Great Plains. The Wampanoags moved several times during each year in order to get food. In the spring they would fish in the rivers for salmon
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