American Indians: The First People

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American Indians: The FIRST PEOPLE Aspects of Culture

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TRIBES / COMMUNITY Haudenosaunee – (Pronounced hoh-deh-noh-SHAW-nee) Means “People of the Longhouse” Six sub-tribes make up the Haudenosaunee tribe Lenni Lenape – (Pronounced LEHN-ee LEHN-uh-pee) Means “Genuine Men” Three sub-tribes make up the Lenni Lenape tribe Wampanoag – (Pronounced wahn-puh-NOH-ag) Means “Eastern People” Were autonomous, but have five other associated tribes  BOTTOM LINE? Tribes are made up of sub-tribes.

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LOCATION New York Haudenosaunee New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania Lenni Lenape Massachusetts, Rhode Island Wampanoag Find these states on the map What is now…

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RACE AMERICAN INDIAN Darker features

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LANGUAGE HAUDENOSAUNEE – Iroquois Indians “There were six different languages spoken by the Iroquois nations: Mohawk, Seneca, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Tuscarora. These languages are all related to each other, just as the European languages Spanish, French, and Italian are all related to each other. Some Iroquois people could speak more than one of these languages.” LENNI LENAPE – Delaware Indians “Lenape Indians all speak English today. Only a few Lenape elders still speak their native Lenape language also known as Unami. Click here to learn Unami: http://www.delawaretribeofindians.nsn.us/language.html WAMPANOAG Wampanoag Indians all speak English today. In the past, they spoke their native Wampanoag (Massachusett) language.

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RELIGION/BELIEFS HAUDENOSAUNEE “Hahawehdiyu is the creator god. He planted a maize (corn) plant in his mother's body. This single plant grew, formed Earth and was a gift to mankind.” LENNI LENAPE “Delaware Indian herbalists were persons who used medicine for magical purposes. They believed plants had spiritual natures as do all of mankind. They also believed that physical abnormalities were caused by wicked spirits.” WAMPANOAG “Kehtannit, which means Great Spirit in the Wampanoag language was the name or their creator. Kehtannit is a divine spirit with no human form or attributes including gender, meaning Kehtannit was not man or woman.”  BOTTOM LINE? American Indians have beliefs in different mythologies that vary from tribe to tribe. What is a MYTHOLOGY?

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TRADITIONS There are many traditional American Indian legends and fairy tales. Storytelling is very important to the Haudenosaunee, LenniLenape, and Wampanoag Indian cultures. Haudenosaunee people lived in longhouses. Lenni Lenape and Wampanoag American Indians lived in wigwams. All three tribes made ‘dugout canoes’ by hollowing out huge trees.

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FAMILY / ROLES

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GOVERNMENT

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FOOD Farming people Women did most of the farming PLANTED CROPS – corn, squash, beans HARVESTED – wild berries, herbs, nuts (Children helped with this!) Men did most of the hunting Shooting deer, elk, turkeys, and small game Fishing in the rivers Northeastern Indian dishes included: Cornbread, dumplings, soups, and stews cooked on stone hearths HAUDENOSAUNEE, LENNI LENAPE, WAMPANOAG Indians were farmers …and still are today! 

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DRESS Men wore breechcloths with long leggings - Shirts were not necessary, but they did wear deerskin mantles when the weather was cool Women wore wraparound skirts with shorter leggings and a tunic called an overdress - Wampanoag women wore knee-length skirts Both genders wore earrings and moccasins

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DRESS cont’d. They didn't wear long headdresses like the Sioux Indians - Haudenosaunee men wore a gustoweh, which was a feathered cap with different insignia for each tribe Lenni Lenape and Wampanoag Indians wore a beaded headband with a feather or two in it - Sometimes a chief or other important Lenape or Wampanoag Indian would wear a headdress made of feathers pointing straight up from a headband Indian women wore their hair long and loose or plaited into a long braid - They only cut their hair when they were in mourning Men often wore a Mohawk hairstyle or shaved their heads completely - They also sometimes decorated their faces and bodies with tribal tattoos