The document provides information about Native American tribes that lived in North Carolina at the time of European contact, including their locations, sizes, languages, and ways of life. It discusses the Algonquin tribes along the coast like the Chowanoc and Waccamaw who depended on fishing and gathering food. The largest group in the Piedmont was the Catawba, known for their pottery. It also describes the Cherokee living in the mountains and controlling a large area, as well as typical Native American village, family, governance, and belief structures during the Woodland period.

1. Today’s Warm Up/ Classwork ActivityHow would you react if aliens landed in your backyard? How would you respond to them? Your paragraph should be at least 5-7 sentences and well written. This paragraph will be due at the beginning of class on Tuesday July 19th.

2. Native Americans in North Carolina

3. Indian Life at the time of European ContactThe Coastal Plain, Piedmont, and Mountains were home to more than 30 different Native American groupsGroups ranged in size from a few villages to thousands of members

4. Algonquin TribesAlgonquin language was spoken along the coastGroups included Chowanoc, Pasquotank, and WaccamawTribes depended on fish, fruit, and vegetables

5. TuscaroraThe Tuscarora lived on the Coastal Plain, along the Neuse and Tar RiversUsed hemp to make rope and binding cord. The name means “hemp gatherers”Connected to the Iroquois tribes of New York

6. Indian hemp, which is also called milkweed, is a plant that produces strong fibers, like cotton does.

7. CatawbaThe largest group living in PiedmontKnown for their burnt-black potteryTribes in Piedmont spoke versions of Sioux LanguageConnected to the Sioux tribes of the Great Plains

8. CherokeeWere related to Iroquois, but had been driven away from their homesDuring Woodland Period, they settled in the mountainsControlled 40,000 square miles when Europeans arrivedDuring Woodland Period they numbered 30,000, and had three main divisions-upper, middle, and lower

9. Native American Habits and BeliefsWoodland culture and customs dominated 1500sVillages were longhouses and hutsClans were connected through mothers (Matrilineal)Tribes were governed by consensus, where most members agreed on decisionsNature was respected and center of most beliefsEuropeans introduced animals, plants, and diseases that Natives had not seen