Native Americans Native Americans 3 major Native American

Native Americans

Native Americans • 3 major Native American tribes lived in SC – Cherokee – lived in the northwestern part of SC – Catawba – lived in the hills of the Piedmont – Yemassee – lived at the coast of SC • Each tribe spoke different languages and had different ways of life

Cherokee Lived in the mountains Built towns along the rivers Towns had 30 -60 homes Hunted bear, deer, and turkey for food • Planted corn, beans, squash, and melons • •

Sequoyah • A famous Cherokee leader • Invented a system for writing the Cherokee language • Language - Iroquoian

Importance of Rivers • • • Fishing Travel Food Drinking Cooking Bathing

Cherokee Government • Council House was the center of government for a Cherokee village • Council was more powerful than the chief

Catawba • Lived in the Piedmont • Settled near the Catawba River • Catawba means “river people” • Made pottery, bowls, baskets, and mats to trade • Language - Siouan

Catawba Homes • Round or oval • Made of Young Trees • Covered with bark • Fireplace inside

Catawba Government • Council House for meetings • Had a chief who led the council

Yemassee • Lived at the coast near the South Carolina and Georgia border • We know they were there because of midden mounds – Midden mounds are ancient trash heaps • Unlike Cherokee and Catawba, Yemassee ate shellfish

Yemassee Homes • Round • Covered with Palmetto Fronds Yemassee Language • Muskhogean