Region
Surroundings
- Pennsylvania and Ohio States
The Erie
Indian Tribe
Basic Necessities
Clothing
Culture
Roles
- Winter - Animal skin - usually deerskin
Men - protecting the tribe, hunting, and serving
Women - tilling, planting, harvesting, cooking, raising the children, and controlling the communal property, that was passed from mother to daughter
- Summer - Light clothing made out of grass, woven and other materials
The woman was the
head of the family!
Basic Necessities
Food
- Crops: "The Three Sisters"
corn, beans, and squash
- Animals: deers, rabbits, and bears
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Basic Necessities
Weapons and Tools
- Poisoned Stone arrowheads
Culture
Leadership
- Tribe Leader/Chief - Male or a group of males
- The Chief was elected by the Clan Mothers
- The Clan Mother could overrule
the decisions of the chief
Culture
Region
Traditions and Ceremonies
Landforms and Climate
- Annual Festivals for the changing of the seasons
and thanksgiving for the events of life
- The Great Lakes: Erie, Superior, Ontario, Michigan, and Huron
- Average Temperature 42-45 degrees
- Religious traditions connected to objects that they believed had magical powers.
Region
- Freezing winter temperatures and warmer summer months
- Crying Ceremonies for the dead
Western New York State
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- Burial Customs - the deceased
- was put upon scaffolds