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What type of ceremonies did the Eastern woodlands have?
Traditional ceremonies Eastern Woodlands Indians used different colors of face paint to represent different ideas during their ceremonies. For example red paint signified life and black paint signified death or intense sadness. Many of the ceremonies were celebrations and festivals that had dancing.
What did the Eastern Woodland People make?
Clothing of the Eastern Woodlands Indigenous peoples was made of animal skins and furs. While the men hunted animals for hides (as well as for meat), women were responsible for tanning the skins and creating the clothing. Women also decorated the clothing with beads, quills and other natural products.
What did Woodland Indians hunt for?
They hunted bear, moose and bison, and were effective fishermen. They also ate beavers, raccoons, rabbits, corn, beans and berries.
When did the woodland First Nations arrive in Canada?
Woodland First Nations: Arrival: Ancestors of the Eastern Woodlands people of Canada first arrived in the region 10,000 years ago, at the end of the last Ice Age. Location: Southwest Ontario, Southern Ontario (excluding the very south that was occupied by the Eastern Woodland Farmers), Southern Quebec and the Maritime Provinces (New Brunswick,…
How did people get to the Eastern Woodlands?
With all the natural waterways in the Eastern Woodlands, the people living there became skilled paddlers. Between the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, Atlantic Ocean, and other rivers and lakes, people were able to travel great distances by boat in order to fish or hunt.
What did the Woodland Cree do in the seasons?
The Woodland Cree people would move through seasons as they hunted moose, caught fish, picked berries, or planted potatoes. Travel was restricted on the river during the seasons of the river freeze and break up due to the unstable ice.
Why did the First Nations move to the prairies?
In this sense many of the First Nations were “nomadic”; they moved around the vast plains and prairies, responding to the changing seasons and the natural migration of prey.