The Algonquian Tribe
Who were the Algonquians?
• The Algonquian people were made
up of several different tribes : the
Adirondecks, Mahicans, Delewares,
Wappingers, and Montauks
• They are the most populous and
most widespread North American
native groups.
• The number of tribes were usually
in the hundreds , and within these
tribes they spoke several related
dialects.
Where did they live?
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The Algonquian
People inhabited
most of the canadian
region south of
Hudson bay, between
the rockies and the
Atlantic ocean.
The Algonquian houses
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The algonquians lived in what
were called round houses.
The base of the round houses
were made out of wood, then
covered with bark, and lastly a
layer of thatch or dried grass was
added.
There was a small hole at the top
which allowed smoke from their
fires to escape.
There was only one opening at the
front of the round house, and only
one family lived in each one.
Traveling
• In winter, the Algonquians
used snow shoes and
tobaggans to travel.
• From spring through fall,
they used birchbark canoes
and traveled by foot.
Clothing
• The Algonquins’ clothing was
very simple but sturdy. In the
summer the men wore only a
deerskin loincloth. The women
wore an apron or a long
wraparound skirt made of the
same material.
• Beautifully beaded soft sole
moccasins completed the outfit.
• When the weather was colder
they added skin shirts, fur robes,
leggings and feather cloaks
decorated with porcupine quills
and seashells over the loincloth.
Culture
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Wampum belts and necklaces
were made from wampum
beads. These beads were
actually white and purple shells.
Wampum was used as money
between white men and Indians.
Wampum belts were used as a
form of communication between
Indian tribes. Indians created
Wampum belts with pictures
showing the reason it was made.
Indian messengers carried
wampum belts when going to
other tribes.
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The Algonquians believed in
witchcraft . They embraced in
witchcraft to explain many of the
illnesses that had come to their land.
The Algonquians would dance
around a great fire, to perform this
ritual.
The Algonquians believed that the
suffering and misfortune were
caused by spirits who were invoked
for destructive ends by evilintentioned people.
This ritual would help the
Algonquians cope with cultural
disorientation, social stress, and
widespread suffereing and death
caused by colonization
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Location
Algonquians
About Algonquians
Clothing
Wampum
Travel
Witchcraft
Picture
Groups
Canoe picture