Native American Cultures
Published on Dec 02, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
GEOGRAPHY OF THE NORTH EAST
- Low range mountains
- Many rivers and streams
- Vast forests
Photo by Stuck in Customs
EFFECTS OF GEOGRAPHY ON THE NATIVE AMERICANS
- Caused them to divide into two groups:Algonquins and Iroquois
- Algonquins occupied the Atlantic seaboard
- Iroquois occupied the Great Lakes area
Photo by skoeber
PRE-COLUMBIAN LIFESTYLE OF THE ALGONQUINS
- Cleared forests to plant crops
- Women worked with crops
- Men did hunting
- Relied on Iroquois for trade
Photo by DenaliNPS
PRE-CLOMBIAN LIFESTYLE OF THE IROQUOIS
- Men joined wifes family once married
- Iroquois league united 13 Iroquois tribes and was feared
- Relied on Algonquins for trade
POST-COLUMBIAN LIFESTYLE OF THE ALGONQUINS
- Very little changed however they became a main obstacle to the colonists
- Signed many peace treatys with the colonists
- Where abused
Photo by Яick Harris
POST COLUMBIAN LIFESTYLE OF THE IROQUOIS INDIANS
- Formed the iroquois league
- Combined 5 tribes to form a great force
- Could be considered a republic
Photo by blmiers2
