5- U1.1.3 Eastern Woodland American Indian life with respect to GLCE (coding and wording) and Verb underlined Describe government and family structure, trade, and views on property ownership and land use. Knowledge (K) Understand DO: Vocabulary I Can (U) Demonstration of Learning (DOL) The Eastern Woodland region is in North American east Students will Each student will American Indian I can tell about of the Mississippi river stretching to the Atlantic Ocean. understand that fill in a chart with a Eastern Woodland Eastern Woodland Major tribes in this region are the Creek, Cherokee, the Eastern picture and a Forest peoples’ Shawnee, Illinois, and Powhatan, Iroquois. Woodland description of each Appalachian governments, The different nations and tribes of American Indians American concept in Eastern Mountains families, how and lived in small to large villages throughout the Eastern Indians have a Woodland Mississippi what they traded, peoples’ Woodlands. Most were headed by a chief who served as unique lives: government, Atlantic Ocean and their views of the head of the government, laws, and war decisions for government family, trade, Government who owned land the village with his family as nobility and close council and family property ownership, Tribe/tribal and how it should members. structure, trade and land use. Shawmen be used. Women in these tribes would take care of the home and systems, and Chief children, gather and fish. The men would hunt, fish, and views of Counsel become warriors. Both men and women were property Trade responsible for and took care of the crops equally. ownership and Wampum Goods were spread equally throughout the village as a land use. Currency community. Items of trade with other friendly tribes and Economy villages included crops: beans, wheat, corn, pelts and Hunting furs of animals: deer, beavers, bear, feathers, fish, Agriculture baskets, and woven cloth. Wampum belts and necklaces Property were made from wampum beads. These beads were Ownership actually white and purple shells. Wampum was used as Land money between white man and Indians. Natural resources Shawman were types of doctors, both physically and Spiritual/spirits spiritually Animals These tribes and nations had a spiritual connection to the Wampum land and believed the land and all the animals in it were Nations alive with a spirit. They respected what they took from Voters the land and animals to survive. Many celebrations were “elder brothers” formed to thank the spirits for their contribution such as “younger brothers”
GLCE (coding and wording) and Verb underlined 5- U1.1.3 Describe Eastern Woodland American Indian life with respect to government and family structure, trade, and views on property ownership and land use. Knowledge (K) Understand (U) DO: Demonstration of Learning (DOL) Vocabulary I Can The Eastern Woodland region is in North American east of the Mississippi river stretching to the Atlantic Ocean. Major tribes in this region are the Creek, Cherokee, Shawnee, Illinois, and Powhatan, Iroquois. The different nations and tribes of American Indians lived in small to large villages throughout the Eastern Woodlands. Most were headed by a chief who served as the head of the government, laws, and war decisions for the village with his family as nobility and close council members. Women in these tribes would take care of the home and children, gather and fish. The men would hunt, fish, and become warriors. Both men and women were responsible for and took care of the crops equally. Goods were spread equally throughout the village as a community. Items of trade with other friendly tribes and villages included crops: beans, wheat, corn, pelts and furs of animals: deer, beavers, bear, feathers, fish, baskets, and woven cloth. Wampum belts and necklaces were made from wampum beads. These beads were actually white and purple shells. Wampum was used as money between white man and Indians. Shawman were types of doctors, both physically and spiritually These tribes and nations had a spiritual connection to the land and believed the land and all the animals in it were alive with a spirit. They respected what they took from the land and animals to survive. Many celebrations were formed to thank the spirits for their contribution such as Students will understand that the Eastern Woodland American Indians have a unique government and family structure, trade systems, and views of property ownership and land use. Each student will fill in a chart with a picture and a description of each concept in Eastern Woodland peoples’ lives: government, family, trade, property ownership, and land use. American Indian Eastern Woodland Forest Appalachian Mountains Mississippi Atlantic Ocean Government Tribe/tribal Shawmen Chief Counsel Trade Wampum Currency Economy Hunting Agriculture Property Ownership Land Natural resources Spiritual/spirits Animals Wampum Nations Voters “elder brothers” “younger brothers” I can tell about Eastern Woodland peoples’ governments, families, how and what they traded, and their views of who owned land and how it should be used.