Eastern Woodlands mini

Tribes in the eastern Woodlands adapted by:

• making wampum beads

• celebrating with pow wows

• celebrating a potlatch

• weaving ash baskets

Tribes in the eastern Woodlands adapted by:

• using every part of the buffalo

• clearing land using fire (slash and burn)

• Hunting deer, bear, moose, and fishing for shellfish

• building longhouses and wigwams

Tribes in the eastern Woodlands adapted by:

• eating rabbits, squirrels, birds and turtles

• gathering roots, berries, acorns, and plants

• grew corn, beans, and squash (3 sisters)

• hunting caribou

Tribes in the eastern Woodlands adapted by:

• traveling in birchbark canoes

• fishing in kayaks

• riding in dog sleds

• walking in snowshoes in the winter

The climate in the Eastern Woodlands was:

• seasonal with cold winters and warm summers

• abundant with many forests, lakes, and rivers

• a dry grassland

• an ocean and marine climate