Southeast Native

Americans

By: Akshar Patel Stephen Karas

Tribes in the Southeast(Siouan Language)

Missouri

Osage

Catawba

Southeast Tribes(Algonkian language)

Shawnee

Powhatan

Southeast Tribes(Iroquoian language)

Cherokee

Tuscarora

Southeast Tribes(Muskogean)

Choctaw

Seminole

Creek

Chickasaw

Agricultural Resources of the Southeast

Maize, beans, squash, different types of nuts, grapes, persimmons, species of berries, roots, seeds, and honey

Food that was hunted: Fish, squirrels, possum, rabbits, turkeys, deer, waterfowl, insects, crabs, crawfish, and shellfish.

Housing

They had sturdy thatched roofs and had walls plastered with mud and had poles that were held together with branches and reeds.

Houses usually had matrilineal families living with them, which was a lot of people.

Religion

The southeastern Native Americans believed that the sun was a deity or god.

The main reason there was religion for these Native Americans was to maintain continuity and harmony.

Folklore

Seminole- The rabbit is a symbol of trickery or a trickster in Seminole folklore and other Muskogean tribes.

Seminole- The story of the creation of the Earth. The Seminoles believed that the Earth was discovered by people venturing through a cave

Recreational activities (Children)

The children played with dolls

They played tag with an interesting stipulation, the person that was “it” would pretend to be a jaguar or a similar animal.

Rubber balls

Recreational Activities(Young Adults - Adults)

Play drums and beat them to make a musical rhythm.

Competitions including

Archery

Wrestling

Foot-racing

Cat’s Cradle