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Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands

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152: 22: 3067: 41: 194:. The Hopewell culture was defined by its extensive trading system that connected communities throughout the Eastern region, from the Great Lakes to Florida. A sophisticated artwork style developed for its goods, depicting a multitude of animals such as deer, bear, and birds. The Hopewell culture is also noted for its impressive ceremonial sites, which typically contain a burial mound and geometric earthworks. The most notable of these sites is in the 478:
Prior to contact Native groups in the Northeast generally lived in villages of a few hundred people, living close to their crops. Generally men did the planting and harvesting, while women processed the crops. However, some settlements could be much bigger, such as Hochelaga (modern-day Montreal),
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A Gazetteer of the State of New-York, Embracing an Ample Survey and Description of Its Counties, Towns, Cities, Villages, Canals, Mountains, Lakes, Rivers, Creeks and Natural Topography. Arranged in One Series, Alphabetically: With an
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on flat-topped mounds of soil. The three crops were planted in this way as each benefits from the proximity of the others. The tall maize plants provide a structure for the beans to climb, while the beans provide
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or Delaware, who were also an Algonquian people. Most Lenape were pushed out of their homeland in the 18th century by expanding European colonies, and now the majority of them live in
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region is sometimes considered a distinct cultural region, due to the large concentration of tribes in the area. The Northeastern Woodlands region is bound by the
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For many tribes, the fundamental social group was a clan, which was often named after an animal such as turtle, bear, wolf or hawk. The
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Histories of Maize: Multidisciplinary Approaches to the Prehistory, Linguistics, Biogeography, Domestication, and Evolution of Maize
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became the most powerful political grouping in the Northeastern woodlands, and still exists today. The confederacy consists of the
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developed a powerful confederacy about the 15th century that controlled territory throughout present-day New York, into
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Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin
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animal concerned was considered sacred and had a special relationship with the members of the clan.
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was first used by the Algonquin Indians and its use later spread to other tribes and to early
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that benefits the other plants. Meanwhile, the squash spreads along the ground, blocking the
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began to develop across the Midwest of what is now the United States, with its epicenter in
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Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation
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The Coastal area includes the Atlantic Provinces in Canada, the Atlantic seaboard of the
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The characteristics of the Northeastern woodlands cultural area include the use of
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in the seventeenth century. The Confederacy covered roughly most of present-day
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Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
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as a means of exchange. Wampum consisted of small beads made from
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Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan
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Trigger, Bruce, volume ed. Sturtevant, William C., general ed.
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Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas
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Native peoples in Eastern Canada and Northeastern United States
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Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
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Bain, Angela Goebel; Manring, Lynne; and Mathews, Barbara.
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Prairie Island Indian Community in the State of Minnesota
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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota
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Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) of Massachusetts
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Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
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which had a population of several thousand people, and
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Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan
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Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska
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Classification of indigenous peoples of the Americas
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Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation
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Amsterdam: Academic Press. pp. 529–537. 2190: 1543:, Maine, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Quebec 1527:, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, and Maine 1146:), Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island 975:, formerly Passaic River in northern New Jersey 2933:Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978. 2926:Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978. 2399: 2952: 2294:"Sacred fire lights the Wabanaki Confederacy" 1641:Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma 729:, formerly Wisconsin, descendants in Oklahoma 697:, formerly Ohio, Illinois, and Kentucky, and 2043:Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York 1505:, upper Connecticut River Valley, in Vermont 1444:, Maine, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec 691:, formerly Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia 566:(Anishinabe, Neshnabé, Nishnaabe) (see also 3112:Lists of indigenous peoples of the Americas 1067:, formerly Indiana, descendants in Oklahoma 1061:, formerly Indiana, descendants in Oklahoma 265:, Abenaki, and Penobscot tribes formed the 225:. Prominent Algonquian tribes included the 2959: 2945: 2428:Hill, Christina Gish (November 20, 2020). 1794:Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians 1618: 77:encompassing the northeastern and Midwest 2682: 2680: 2678: 2676: 2674: 2672: 2670: 2668: 2666: 2664: 2662: 2660: 2658: 2656: 2654: 2652: 2650: 2648: 2646: 2644: 2642: 1988:Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan 1896:Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi 1891:Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode Island 1728:Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians of Maine 1634:United States Federally Recognized tribes 2716: 2714: 2712: 2640: 2638: 2636: 2634: 2632: 2630: 2628: 2626: 2624: 2622: 2598: 2596: 2594: 2592: 2590: 2588: 2586: 2584: 2582: 2303: 2175:"History of Pre-colonial North America." 1800:Mashantucket Pequot Tribe of Connecticut 919:), formerly Westchester County, New York 150: 39: 20: 3097:Indigenous peoples in the United States 2878: 2876: 2857: 2855: 2853: 2851: 2849: 2847: 2845: 2843: 2833: 2831: 2829: 2827: 2825: 2823: 2821: 2819: 2817: 2807: 2805: 2786: 2784: 2782: 2763: 2761: 2759: 2757: 2755: 2753: 2741: 2702: 2700: 2698: 2696: 2694: 2692: 2580: 2578: 2576: 2574: 2572: 2570: 2568: 2566: 2564: 2562: 2532: 2257:The Empire State: A History of New York 2092:Southern New England Algonquian cuisine 2087:Native American tribes in Massachusetts 1993:St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin 909:, formerly Westchester County, New York 3079: 2734: 2732: 2730: 2728: 2726: 2614:National Museum of the American Indian 1609:, now Oklahoma, Kansas, Michigan, and 2940: 2894: 2709: 2619: 2440:from the original on January 12, 2021 2253:New York State Historical Association 1487:('Pigwacket), Maine and New Hampshire 2873: 2840: 2814: 2802: 2779: 2750: 2689: 2559: 2482:"Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site" 2427: 2152: 2150: 1907:Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin 3092:Indigenous peoples of North America 2931:Handbook of North American Indians. 2864: 2723: 2492:from the original on April 18, 2021 2381:from the original on March 27, 2019 2286: 1938:Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma 1874:Mohegan Indian Tribe of Connecticut 1816:Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin 1788:Little River Band of Ottawa Indians 1757:Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas 803:, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia 359:The area that is now the states of 13: 2922:Handbook of North American Indians 2300:(June 27, 2008), ICT Media Network 1943:Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians 1704:Forest County Potawatomi Community 785:, New York, Ontario, and Wisconsin 707:, formerly Massachusetts, New York 556: 73:residing in or originating from a 48:people, depicted in a painting by 14: 3128: 2336:. ALHN New Jersey. Archived from 2207:from the original on July 4, 2024 2147: 2133:. Capstone Classroom. p. 4. 1971:Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians 1949:Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation 1733:Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska 1699:Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma 1629:List of First Nations governments 981:, formerly southeast Pennsylvania 767:), Ontario, Quebec, and New York 669:, formerly Pennsylvania, New York 3065: 1625:First Nations in Atlantic Canada 855:), formerly Long Island New York 505: 159:showing the demarcation between 2885: 2793: 2770: 2526: 2504: 2474: 2452: 2421: 2367: 2359:Northeast American Indian Facts 2352: 2326: 2251:Klein, Milton M. (ed.) and the 2009:Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma 1332:), Michigan, now Iowa, Oklahoma 1194:, Massachusetts, New Hampshire 2310:Horatio Gates Spafford, LL.D. 2273: 2245: 2219: 2168: 2159: 2122: 2113: 1499:, Massachusetts, New Hampshire 797:, New York, Ontario, Oklahoma 779:, New York, Ontario and Quebec 1: 2906: 2533:Bragdon, Kathleen J. (2001). 2334:"Native People of New Jersey" 2281:Native Peoples in New England 1751:Keweenaw Bay Indian Community 1569:, Massachusetts, Rhode Island 1468:Saint-François-du-Lac, Quebec 1105:), West Virginia and Virginia 773:, New York, Ontario, Oklahoma 497:center around the concept of 493:The spiritual beliefs of the 209:By around 1100, the distinct 2882:Sturtevant and Fogelson, 291 2861:Sturtevant and Fogelson, 293 2811:Sturtevant and Fogelson, 290 2362:Native American Indian Facts 2054:Tuscarora Nation of New York 2037:Stockbridge Munsee Community 1928:Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine 1836:Six component reservations: 1722:Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin 1716:Hannahville Indian Community 385:Eastern Agricultural Complex 32:, depicted in a portrait by 7: 2377:. Encyclopedia Britannica. 2097:Three Sisters (agriculture) 2070: 2064:Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska 2031:Sokaogon Chippewa Community 1912:Onondaga Nation of New York 1344:Outerbanks, North Carolina 471:from growing and retaining 10: 3133: 2972:Indigenous North Americans 2900:Sturtevant and Trigger 255 2870:Fogelson and Sturtevant 81 2837:Sturtevant and Trigger 161 2720:Sturtevant and Trigger 198 2706:Sturtevant and Trigger 241 2263:, Ithaca, New York, 2001, 1767:Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma 1652:Bay Mills Indian Community 1622: 1577:, Mattabeset, Connecticut 1033:, Virginia, North Carolina 382: 378: 273:in the United States, and 157:Northeastern United States 146: 3063: 2978: 2891:Sturtevant and Trigger 96 2686:Sturtevant and Trigger ix 2616:. Accessed April 8, 2014. 2523:. Retrieved March 7, 2019 2471:. Retrieved March 7, 2019 2165:Trigger, "Introduction" 3 2156:Trigger, "Introduction" 2 2131:Eastern Woodlands Indians 2129:Mir Tamim Ansary (2001). 2119:Trigger, "Introduction" 1 2014:Seneca Nation of New York 1902:Oneida Nation of New York 1687:Delaware Tribe of Indians 1675:Citizen Potawatomi Nation 1658:Cayuga Nation of New York 1019:, formerly Massachusetts 741:, Illinois, now Oklahoma 651:, formerly North Carolina 547:equivalent of Manitou is 2516:August 28, 2018, at the 2459:Northeast Indian Culture 2364:Retrieved March 7, 2019. 2261:Cornell University Press 2203:. Ohio History Central. 2187:Retrieved July 13, 2013. 2107: 1998:Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe 1933:Penobscot Tribe of Maine 1917:Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma 1832:Minnesota Chippewa Tribe 1438:), Long Island, New York 1117:, Delaware and Maryland 1025:, formerly Massachusetts 925:, formerly Massachusetts 312:The five nations of the 3102:First Nations in Canada 2521:Encyclopedia Britannica 2292:Toensing, Gale Courey. 2050:, Montana, North Dakota 1821:Miami Tribe of Oklahoma 1805:Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe 1619:First Nations in Canada 1595:, Connecticut, New York 1373:, Long Island, New York 1230:, western Massachusetts 827:St. Lawrence Iroquoians 3107:Native American tribes 2608:June 24, 2010, at the 2464:March 8, 2019, at the 2180:June 22, 2013, at the 1848:, Minnesota, Wisconsin 1742:Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma 1724:, Minnesota, Wisconsin 987:, Delaware, New Jersey 701:region, 200 BCE—500 CE 309:of the United States. 183: 141:Southeastern Woodlands 53: 37: 2917:William C. Sturtevant 2319:July 4, 2024, at the 2185:Essential Humanities. 1623:Further information: 1338:, western Connecticut 1136:, coastal Connecticut 1101:, Monekot, Moheton) ( 1049:), Michigan, now Iowa 434:(corn), and climbing 367:was inhabited by the 154: 139:to the west, and the 43: 24: 2603:"Cultural Thesaurus" 2401:Mount Pleasant, Jane 2298:Indian Country Today 1744:, also considered a 1735:, also considered a 1693:Eastern Chickahominy 1605:), Ontario south of 1589:, Maryland, Virginia 1442:Wabanaki Confederacy 1240:Powhatan Confederacy 969:-speaking subgroups 950:), formerly New York 761:Iroquois Confederacy 711:Illinois Confederacy 663:, Virginia, Maryland 473:moisture in the soil 397:for shelter and of 287:Prince Edward Island 267:Wabanaki Confederacy 110:Saint Lawrence River 2776:Goddard 72, 237–238 2233:on October 20, 2009 1945:, Michigan, Indiana 1663:Chickahominy people 1013:, formerly Michigan 999:Stockbridge Mahican 961:, formerly New York 931:, formerly New York 897:, formerly New York 867:, formerly New York 791:, New York, Ontario 755:, formerly Illinois 747:, formerly Illinois 735:, formerly Illinois 657:, formerly Maryland 626:, formerly Maryland 186:Around 200 B.C the 2799:Goddard 72 and 238 2747:Goddard 72 and 237 2201:"Hopewell Culture" 2082:Hopewell tradition 1977:Sac and Fox Nation 1852:Grand Portage Band 1746:Great Plains tribe 1737:Great Plains tribe 695:Hopewell tradition 452:companion planting 446:). 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Joseph Brant
Mohawk
Charles Bird King

Lenape
George Catlin
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tribes
First Nation
bands
cultural area
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Canada
Eastern Woodlands
United States
North Carolina
Ontario
New York
Saint Lawrence River
Susquehanna Valley
Central Algonquian
Siouan
Great Lakes
Subarctic
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Map of North East United States showing Algonquian tribes in the eastern and southern portions and Iroquoian tribes to the western and northern portions.
Northeastern United States
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