nc native americans

Today’s Warm Up/ Classwork ActivityHow would you react if aliens landed in

your backyard? How would you respond to them?

Your paragraph should be at least 5-7 sentences and well written. This paragraph will be due at the beginning of class on Tuesday July 19th.

Native Americans in North Carolina

Indian Life at the time of European Contact

The Coastal Plain, Piedmont, and Mountains were home to more than 30 different Native American groups

Groups ranged in size from a few villages to thousands of members

Algonquin TribesAlgonquin language was spoken along the

coastGroups included Chowanoc, Pasquotank,

and WaccamawTribes depended on fish, fruit, and

vegetables

TuscaroraThe Tuscarora lived on the Coastal Plain,

along the Neuse and Tar RiversUsed hemp to make rope and binding cord.

The name means “hemp gatherers”Connected to the Iroquois tribes of New

York

Indian hemp, which is also called milkweed, is a plant that produces strong fibers, like cotton does.

CatawbaThe largest group living in PiedmontKnown for their burnt-black potteryTribes in Piedmont spoke versions of Sioux

LanguageConnected to the Sioux tribes of the Great

Plains

CherokeeWere related to Iroquois, but had been

driven away from their homesDuring Woodland Period, they settled in the

mountainsControlled 40,000 square miles when

Europeans arrivedDuring Woodland Period they numbered

30,000, and had three main divisions-upper, middle, and lower

Native American Habits and BeliefsWoodland culture and customs dominated

1500sVillages were longhouses and hutsClans were connected through mothers

(Matrilineal)Tribes were governed by consensus, where

most members agreed on decisionsNature was respected and center of most

beliefsEuropeans introduced animals, plants, and

diseases that Natives had not seen