Eastern Woodland Indian Tribes
Tribes of the Eastern Woodlands *Abenaki Tribe *Algonquin Tribe *Cayuga Tribe *Chippewa Tribe *Huron/Wyandot Tribe *Illinois Tribe *Iroquois Tribe *Kickapoo Tribe *Lenape Tribe *Lumbee Tribe *Maliseet Tribe *Menominee Tribe *Miami Tribe *Micmac Tribe *Mohawk Tribe *Mohegan Tribe *Mohican Tribe *Montauk Tribe *Munsee Tribe *Nanticoke Tribe Family letter *Narragansett Tribe *Niantic Tribe *Nipmuc Tribe “The Indians of our tribe were the Oneidas-at one time they adopted another tribe. It could *Nottoway Tribe have been the Ojibwa’s.” In a letter written to Dora Green Steinhaus (pictured below on top right) by Elise *Oneida Tribe *Onondaga Tribe Hazen Green. (Pictured below on bottom right) *Ottawa Tribe *Passamaquoddy Tribe “Lucy Skeesuck was a Naragansett Indian. She was kicked off the reservation for *Penobscot Tribe *Pocomtuc Tribe marrying a white guy (Mr. Welch). Their daughter, Mary Ann Welch , was born on *Potawatomi Tribe the reservation of the Pequot tribe. Mary Ann’s daughter was Helen Cornelia Welch. *Powhatan Tribe *Quiripi/Quinnipiac Tribe She had a daughter, Dora Wilber. Dora had a daughter named Elsie Hazen. Elsie’s *Sac and Fox Tribe *Seneca Tribe eldest daughter you knew and loved as Nana. She was Dora Green Stienhaus” In an *Shawnee Tribe email from Barb Steinhaus, great aunt of Brienz Ottman. Written 2/5/15 *Susquehannock Tribe *Wampanoag Tribe *Wappinger Tribe *Winnebago/Hochunk Tribe
Wigwams
Wigwams are a typical home for the Eastern Woodlands. A wigwam is a dwelling first used by certain Native American and Canadian First Nations tribes. Now it is used for ceremonial purposes. Wigwams were mostly made of things found in the surrondings like sticks, grass, bark, and mud.
Algonquian Language
Algonquian language is what the Woodland tribes use as their language. They used this language to keep records of their crops and how many animals they had. They also used it to communicate with each other.
Hunting and Tools
This Chippewa quiver was made from birch bark. They used birch bark to make canoes. The shoulder strap was made from tanned animal leather. It might have come from deer. The arrows may have been used to kill the deer. They used all parts of the deer. The skin was used for clothes, the meat for food and the bones for tools.
Fishing nets
Fishing nets were made from wood or newly available wire. The netting was hand tied with cording which was also hand made. The shuttle was used in the tying proces. Fish were a big part of the Indian diet. They fished in many of the lakes, pond, rivers.
Baskets
Baskets were made by the women to put food or supplies. Sometimes the baskests had decorations of animals or different patterns.
Snow Shoes
Snow shoes helped keep the Indians’ feet warm and dry in the winter which was important. Snow shoes were used in the winter to help the Indians not sink into the deep snow that was found in the Woodlands area. The snowshoes were often made of wood and tied with tanned leather strips.
Naskapi Mittens In the cold winter, men would were these mittens to keep their hands nice and warm and away from the brush. They will also were them for special occasions, like cerimonies and pow wows. They were made from tanned animal skins.
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Curator Notes
Stockbridge and Brothertown tribes are originally from the New England area but they were driven out by the Mohawk tribe. The Oneidas had actually invited them to come and live in their territory. When they came to Wisconsin they had a settlement on the west side of the Winnebago Lake and it was called West Pequot because of the number of Pequot who had joined them. Today, the Brothertown tribe continues to work towards becoming federally recognized. My Nana was asked to join the tribe. I used to live across Lake Winnebago from Brothertown.
By: Brienz Ottman 2/6/15