Eastern Woodland Transportation by:Mario
Hi there. I’m going to tell you about Eastern Woodland Transportation.
The Eastern Woodland Indians used canoes, snowshoes, and toboggans as means of transportation. They got this type of transportation from the birch trees in the area. Birch bark was the material used because, it was strong but light. Birch trees were all abundant in the area. In order to survive methods of transportation were made from the natural resources around them. All forms of transportation were hand made. Birch bark strips were sewn together and attached to wooden frames using spruce root.
Snow shoes
The only thing that is different is the frame of each. All means of transportation were stored in the elements except for snowshoes they were stored indoors. There are 2 types of snowshoes. The bear paw snowshoe is a wider snowshoe used for carrying heavy loads.The narrow snowshoe was used for passing through thick bushes and trees.
To carry back meat killed after a hunt, toboggans were used to pass over the deep snow.
The Eastern Woodland Native American were semi Nomadic people since hunting is their main source, they lived a life style that was conducive to moving around on a regular basis to follow their food. Thanks for reading😀!
Sources: Discoveryeducation.com, Firstpeopleofcanada.com, Encyclopedia.com
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