Mingo Indians - Lobao4thgrade
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BY: Noah and Matthew
Art
The Mingo Indians are known for their false face mask.
The picture on the false face mask represents their
family.
They also did beadwork, porcupine quillwork and
made wampum belts with white and purple beads.
The flute and drum were two important instruments.
Language
The Mingo Indians spoke English and Seneca
Language.
Some Seneca words are
one – ska:t
two – tekhni:h
three – seh
four – ke:ih
Clothing
The Mingo Indians wore beaded shirts. The Mingo
men wore breechcloths with leggings. Mingo women
wore wraparound skirts. For shoes they wore
moccasins.
Tools
Mingo hunters used bow and arrows.
Fisher man used fishing poles and spears
Chief Logan
Chief Logan was the leader of the Mingo tribe.
Chief Logan was born by the Yellow Creek, near
present Wellsville, Ohio.
He wanted revenge from Americans killing his
family member so he helped start the
Dunmore’s War.
After the war, Logan became famous for a
speech later known as Logan’s Lament.
Later in 1780, his own nephew murdered him.
His cemetery is in Auburn, New York.
Food
The Mingo men hunted elk and they fished.
The Mingo were farming people, they grew corn,
beans and sqaush and they harvested wild berries and
herbs.
Shelter
The Mingo people lived in villages of long houses,
which were large wood-frame buildings.
Other facts
Today some believe the Mingo were Seneca.
About the Authors
Noah has a dog and he plays basketball and soccer. He
has 2 brothers and 1 sisters.
Matthew has two sisters and a dog. Matthew’s favorite
sports are basketball, baseball and football.