Web Drop-In #2

Nanticoke

The Eastern Woodland Nanticoke tribe lived in Maryland and Delaware. They had migrated from the Plains area. John Smith was the first white man to meet the tribe. They were excellent farmers and traded with tribes located around the Ohio River. The word Nanticoke is translated as the “Tidewater People” because of the expertise they had in canoeing on the Chesapeake Bay.

Explore the history of the Nanticoke people by clicking on the link below. Find out how the tribe used their natural resources to survive in Maryland. Also learn why they chose the names for their seasons. Experience their mastery of hunting and planting a productive garden. Visualize the roles that each member of the family contributed to make their lives successful and learn Indian vocabulary. isHis

http://members.tripod.com/~imblackeagle/Hist2.htm

Assignment

Choose two of the following activities and record your answers in your Native American journal. We will be discussing these issues in class.

1. Describe the Nanticoke’s five growing seasons and how they relate to our 4 seasons.

2. The web site described three ways that the Nanticoke hunted for deer. Choose one of these ways and draw a picture of what you visualize this hunting strategy looked like and describe it in your own words.

3. Briefly describe the roles of the women, men and children in the Nanticoke society and compare them to the roles of today.

4. Define the following words that were described in the web site: Tayac, Werowance, Wiso, Cockarouse, Matchcomicos, and Weir.