Iroquois Tribe Characteristics
Frozen tundras, green forests, and flat rolling plains are all unique features of North America. Three different post-columbian groups thrived in these geographical regions by developing ways of survival. I will be talking about the Iroquois in the Eastern Woodlands, the Cheyenne in the Great Plains, and the Inuit from the Arctic/Sub-Arctic.
First, the Eastern Woodlands has rich dirt which makes it perfect for farming, and the Iroquois tribe were the best farmers there were in the Eastern Woodlands. The Iroquois tribe figured out that the three sisters (Corn, Squash, and beans) were the best crops to grow because they benefited off of each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to grow which eliminates the need for poles, the beans …show more content…
The Cheyenne were masters of both farming and hunting because there were plenty of animals in the Great Plains and the ground was good for farming too. Women also grew the three sisters like the Iroquois did. The men went out and hunted deer, rabbit and buffalo. Later on, when they acquired horses they mostly gave up on farming, and they became migratory, following the herds of buffalo for food and supplies. The buffalo was not only important for food but as a trading tool for corn and tobacco. Like the Iroquois they lived mostly in wigwams.
Third, we have the Inuit tribe from the Artic/Sub-Arctic region. Unlike the Iroquois and the Cheyenne, the Inuit lived in a frozen tundra compared to the warm forests and plains the Iroquois and Cheyenne lived in. Due to this they were master hunters. They hunted sea mammals such as whales, walruses, seals, and narwhals. They also hunted some land animals such as caribou, arctic fox, polar bear, arctic hare, and arctic birds. They hunted whales in the open water while they hunted walruses, seals, and narwhals out on the ice. During the winter the Inuit lived in igloos and in the summer they lived in tents.
The Iroquois, Cheyenne, and the Inuit developed ways to survive in their own region by adapting to their geographical surroundings. The environment influenced the type of shelter they used and they way they hunted, farmed and
First, the Eastern Woodlands has rich dirt which makes it perfect for farming, and the Iroquois tribe were the best farmers there were in the Eastern Woodlands. The Iroquois tribe figured out that the three sisters (Corn, Squash, and beans) were the best crops to grow because they benefited off of each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to grow which eliminates the need for poles, the beans …show more content…
The Cheyenne were masters of both farming and hunting because there were plenty of animals in the Great Plains and the ground was good for farming too. Women also grew the three sisters like the Iroquois did. The men went out and hunted deer, rabbit and buffalo. Later on, when they acquired horses they mostly gave up on farming, and they became migratory, following the herds of buffalo for food and supplies. The buffalo was not only important for food but as a trading tool for corn and tobacco. Like the Iroquois they lived mostly in wigwams.
Third, we have the Inuit tribe from the Artic/Sub-Arctic region. Unlike the Iroquois and the Cheyenne, the Inuit lived in a frozen tundra compared to the warm forests and plains the Iroquois and Cheyenne lived in. Due to this they were master hunters. They hunted sea mammals such as whales, walruses, seals, and narwhals. They also hunted some land animals such as caribou, arctic fox, polar bear, arctic hare, and arctic birds. They hunted whales in the open water while they hunted walruses, seals, and narwhals out on the ice. During the winter the Inuit lived in igloos and in the summer they lived in tents.
The Iroquois, Cheyenne, and the Inuit developed ways to survive in their own region by adapting to their geographical surroundings. The environment influenced the type of shelter they used and they way they hunted, farmed and