Native+Americans



= __ ﻿ Algonquin Tribe __ = The Algonquin is a tribe that lived along the coast and spoke various different languages. These people took advantage of their enviroment and took in alot of fish from the surrounding resources they also ate many fruits and vegtables such as melons and corn. The Algonquins were the Indians North Carolina see when they look at some of the best watercolor paintings.

= __ ﻿Tuscarora Tribe __ = The next tribe is the Tuscarora which dominated and lived on the coastal plain. This group had many villages with each having about 300 to 500 people. The meaning of the word Tuscarora means "hemp gatherers.'' One explorer noticed that the Tuscorora had flat bodies this is because in their infancy the Tuscorora laced you to a board so later on you would have the correct form of posture.

= __ Catawba Tribe __ = The Catawba lived in the rolling hills of the Peidmont. These people were distinguished by the burnt-black pottery they made out of clay which they found around the area of the Peidmont. No matter what names the tribes went by the languages in the Peidmont sounded much the same. The people of the Catawba spoke various versions of the Sioux which had lived in the northen part of the United States but a lack of resouces caused them to migrate in all different directions across the United States.

= __ Cherokee Tribe __ = The Cherokee is the most famous tribe of North Carolina both for their size and location. The Cherokee first settled in the deep mountains during the Woodland Period. The Cherokee were one of the largest tribes in what became the United States they may have numbered more than 30,000 during the late Woodland period. In fact they were so numerous they were split into three different divisions "the lower Cherokee", "the upper Cherokee", and "the middle Cherokee". To resolve a discussion between the three divisions they would all meet at the "sacred town" which is located at the present day Franklin. The Cherokee lacked clay to make pottery but instead they stored many items in woven baskets which were made of green strips of tender branches usually from oak trees.