By :Tommy, Tatum, Nick v. and
Nick w.
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland, New York, Ohio, Indiana,
Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee.
We have 18 states in our region!
The Mohegan tribe went through a lot of rain.
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There are numerous amount of lakes and rivers.
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One of the rivers is the St. Lawrence river.
Their land was covered with trees and forests. Which is how the
land got their name. (Eastern Woodlands).
The climate in this region has freezing winters and hot summers.
Environment is, the surroundings or conditions in were a person,
animal, or plant lives or operates.
The Eastern woodlands is a very green and swampy place with little
creatures all around.
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Culture is the way of life for an entire society.
The wigwam ,or green corn festival is all at
once a celebration of thanks , a symbol of
tribal survival and the chance to be connected
to other tribal members , past and present. It is
held at the end of the summer. Influence is the
capacity to have an affect on the character,
development, or behavior of someone or
something, or the effect itself.
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Mohegan Indian's lived in houses called wigwams.
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They bent small trees to make the frame.
They covered the frame with mats made from bark
from birch trees.
Wigwams are small houses ,usually 8-10 feet tall.
The frame can be shaped like a dome, cone and
rectangle.
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They grew crops like maize, squash and beans.
The men hunted turkey, deer and small game.
They also gathered berries, and roots and nuts.
They went fishing on the coast.
People gathered the stalks in august and September,
dried them, and then shook them to collect seeds,
which are the rich in protein.
They ate soup, cornbread and stew.
The Mohegan’s used moose and deer skin
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The women wore wraparound skirts.
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The men and teenage boys wore cloths.
Both the skirt and the cloth were ornamented sometimes
elaborately, with painted designs in a variety of colors.
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Leggings of moose or deer skin were worn by both
genders, and moccasins of the same material protected the
feet when necessary.
Additional pieces of clothing were added for warmth or
protection.
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www.moheganlanguages.org
www.moheganindians.wee
bly.org
• www.mohegan.nsn.US
• History Alive Book
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