Transcript Slide 1

The Wampanoag Tribe
Homeland
~East part north
America
~South part
Massachusetts
~First people to see
sunrise in east
Society
~Society very close
~Depended on one
another for survival
~Held seasonal
ceremonies
~Ceremonies gave
many thanks
Food
~Land & water provided
them with food
~Men hunted deer, elks,
bears & moose
~In Fall- gathered
acorns & nuts
Homes
~Dome shaped
wigwams
~Style home called
wetu (we-too)
~Wetu took skills of
both genders
Clothing
~Made clothes of
deer skins & furs
~Deerskin made
leather
~Men & women
wore moccasins
~Made moccasins
out of leather
Crafts
 Used many craft objects in
daily life
 Fashioned clay to pipes
 Also used clay to make big
pots
Family
 One village was like extended
family
 Men & women contributed
equally
 Men grew tobacco
 Women planted & tended
gardens
Children
 Children played many games
 Also did daily chores
 Boys learned to make fishing
spears & traps
Myths
 Mashup -giant who lived long
ago
 Mashup- a man of peace &
wisdom
 Loved to sit on a rock & think
War
 Peace & loving people who
did not go to war often
 Sometimes fighting became
necessary
 When at war used same
weapons as hunting
 Distant fighting used bow &
arrows
Contact With The Europeans
 First met Europeans around
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1600
Early 1600s -man named
Squanto was captured
He escaped to England
Few years later returned
home
Sadly many people died
Tribe Today
 Today many live in traditional
homeland
 About 900 enrolled members
 Wampanoag still hold
ceremonies
Leaders
 Metacom -famous chief
 English called him King
Phillip
 Metacom son of Massasoit
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Gray-KanaTiosh, Barbara. Wampanoag. ABDO Publishing Company, 2004.
http://www.bigorrin.org/wampanoag_kids.htm
http://www.tolatsga.org/wampa.html
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/northamerica/wampanoagculture.html
http://nativetech.org/scenes/