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Susquehannock
Meaning
 People of the muddy river
Susquehannock Clothing
Wolf skins were usually used for women clothing for
gardening
Bear furs were usually used as skirts and heavy clothing
for men
Susquehannock Foods
 Corn , beans ,and squash were usually grown in
gardens
 Reptiles, mollusks, fish, birds ,and mammals were
hunted
 Wild plant foods, seeds, and nuts were usually
gathered by women
Susquehannock Housing
Long wooden buildings covered by bark or grass up to 64
or 80 feet long
Known as longhouses
Susquehannock Tools
 Bows and arrows were used for hunting food
 Wooden clubs were used for protecting themselves
and hunting
 Sharp sticks were used for battles
Susquehannock
Arts
and
Crafts
 Palisades were used for protecting their villages
 Glass beads were used as jewlery for women
Something special
 They traded furs with the Dutch for money
 They also traded with the Huron and Erie tribes
 They were a very powerful tribe which is why thy were
feared by other tribes
 They often fought with the Iroquis tribe
 In 1763 there were no more Susquehannock people from
white men’s disease and inter tribal warfare