Investigating Algonquin first nations
Clothing
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Shelter & tools
Food
Transportaion
What clothing did the algonquin people in this region wear in the past?
what were they made of?
Men wore
Women wore
Tunic
Winter
Lighter clothes
Summer
Heavy robes
long Capots
Summer
long dress with removable sleeves
Light clothse
elk hides
Decorated with shells rocks and homemade paint
Deer hides
What kind of shelter did the Algonquin people in this region live in?
Wigwans
What materials did they use to build their shelters?
Wood
Mud
Bark
Grass
Moss
What tools and weapons did they use in their daily life?
Knifes
Fishing nets
Spears
Traps
Bow and arows
Bones
Pronged spears
How did their shelter protect them from the environment?
I think the wigwams helped them from rain, snow and wind because the whole wigwam is fully surrounded. and built with strong and sturdy materials and every thing is woven very tightly.
Where did the Algonquin travel?
Why did the Algonquin people travel to different places?
What kind of transportation did the Algonquin people in this region use to get around?
Toboggans (in winter)
Snow shoes (in winter)
Birch bark canoe (on water)
Muskrat lake
Morison Island
Madawaska
Ontario
Ottawa river
Ottawa
Maine
Fishing
Tools
Food
Gathering
Was it hard for the Algonquin people to get food?
Did they have any special foods and/or feasts?
How did the Algonquin people get their food?
What food did the Algonquin people eat?
Beans
Squash
Nuts
Corn
Berrys
Fish
Meats
They Hunted
They Gathered
Harvested
I don't think it would be that hard to get the food because most of their food was crops and they are fairly easy to harvest.
They had the green corn ceremony to celebrate the harvesting of the corn.
Roles and beliefs
What are some of the roles that the algonquin pepole have
Who are the Algonquin
leaders?
Farming
Gathering
Fishing
Building wigwams
only men could be leaders in the Algonquin tribe but now a days woman can be too.
What ceremony's and traditions did the Algonquin people hold in the community?
Each morning a Sunrise Ceremony was held at dawn around the sacred fire, which was kept burning throughout the gathering by a Firetender.
Rabit skin
Fur robes made of many different animals hides
Turkey feathers
Farmed