Eastern Woodland, The Natural Land

You may be wondering, who are the Iroquois? What makes them so important because I have NOT heard of them before? Well,No one has hears from them unless you are studying them in History class. 

Eastern Woodland, the name of the land. The Plain Indians and East Indians, there really is no huge difference. But anyway, the East Indians lived near the Mississippi River and the east coast which more then the vast majority was covered with  forest.These Indians like the Indians of other cultures around the area heavily relied on the natural resources within their surroundings for daily essential needs such as:food, shelter, clothing, weapons, and tools came from the forests around them. They lived in villages near a lake or stream. There were many diverse groups within the Eastern Woodland People, and during that time, you had a diverse group of Indians who spoke numerous languages. The ones who were considered your neighbor could have spoken a totally different language then the one you were speaking. 

They lived in about 200 fairly large villages. A normal Cherokee town had about 30 - 60 houses and a large meeting building. This created the look of an upside down basket. That just shows how badly they relied on their natural resources, and were not as modern as we are considered to be today.

 As time progressed by, log cabins with bark roofs were used for homes. They finally decided that it was time to modernized themselves and to catch on with the moving time periods. 
      The Iroquois Indians hunted animals such as deer, rabbit, and bear. Since their villages were usually near streams or lakes, they also fished using spears and nets. Berries, nuts, and wild plants were important forms of food for the Cherokee. The men were the ones mostly in charge of this hunting, while the women were entitled to duties and responsibilities around the household. The Iroquois Indians had large farms which grew corns, beans, and squash.