BY: Noah and Matthew
Art
 The Mingo Indians are known for their false face mask.
 The picture on the false face mask represents their
family.
 They also did beadwork, porcupine quillwork and
made wampum belts with white and purple beads.
 The flute and drum were two important instruments.
Language
 The Mingo Indians spoke English and Seneca
Language.
 Some Seneca words are
one – ska:t
two – tekhni:h
three – seh
four – ke:ih
Clothing
 The Mingo Indians wore beaded shirts. The Mingo
men wore breechcloths with leggings. Mingo women
wore wraparound skirts. For shoes they wore
moccasins.
Tools
 Mingo hunters used bow and arrows.
 Fisher man used fishing poles and spears
Chief Logan
 Chief Logan was the leader of the Mingo tribe.
 Chief Logan was born by the Yellow Creek, near
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present Wellsville, Ohio.
He wanted revenge from Americans killing his
family member so he helped start the
Dunmore’s War.
After the war, Logan became famous for a
speech later known as Logan’s Lament.
Later in 1780, his own nephew murdered him.
His cemetery is in Auburn, New York.
Food
 The Mingo men hunted elk and they fished.
 The Mingo were farming people, they grew corn,
beans and sqaush and they harvested wild berries and
herbs.
Shelter
 The Mingo people lived in villages of long houses,
which were large wood-frame buildings.
Other facts
 Today some believe the Mingo were Seneca.
About the Authors
 Noah has a dog and he plays basketball and soccer. He
has 2 brothers and 1 sisters.
 Matthew has two sisters and a dog. Matthew’s favorite
sports are basketball, baseball and football.