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In Pursuit of The Siouan People
Max Gerringer
Created on September 28, 2024
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THE siouan PEOPLE
NC HISTORY
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QUIZ
QUESTION 1/6 - Housing
Traditional Siouan wigwams like the one pictured here were made of birch bark or leather hides.
Wigwams
Question 1/6 - housing
QUESTION 2/6 - geography
Tap the for a list of the tibes who settled in these regions of North Carolina.
Piedmont and Coastal Plain
QUESTION 2/6 - geography
QUESTION 3/6 - Food
Often referred to as "the three sisters," corn(maize), beans, and squash were planted together to support sustainable harvests.
The Three Sisters
QUESTION 3/6 - Food
QUESTION 4/6 - Government
Often tribes had a chief, and other adults who were chosen to be members of the village council.Leaders met in a council house to make decisions.
Council House
QUESTION 4/6 - Government
QUESTION 5/6 - Culture
Although rarely as chiefs, women led their clans, and owned their homes. When a man married, he went to live with his wife's family, and traced his own lineage through his mother.
Matrilineal
QUESTION 5/6 - Culture
QUESTION 6/6 - Traditions
The Waccamaw Siouan Indians continue to practice many of their traditions today!