The Shawnee Tribe

ByTaryn

Where Did They Live

• The Shawnee Tribe lived in South Georgia.

Homes

• The Shawnee Tribe lived in small round dwellings called wikkums, or wigwams. It’s made out of bark or skins.

Clothing

• Shawnee men wore breechcloth made from deerskin.

• Shawnee women wore deerskin wraparounds and moccasins.

Food

• Shawnee people ate turkeys, fish, corn, squash, and deer.

• The Shawnee got their food by farming and hunting.

Jobs

• The Shawnee older boys hunted for food. The Shawnee older girls helped with the little ones.

• The Shawnee women had to farm, child care, and cooking.

• The Shawnee men were hunters, went to war to protect their families.

Games

• Shawnee children played miniature bows and arrows, and hand held games.

Worshipped

The Shawnee people believed in someone named our grand mother. She was one of the spirits.

Important Animals

• The most important animals to the Shawnee Tribe were panthers, raccoons, rabbits, and wolves.

Interesting Facts

• After eating the meal of the animals, they used the antlers and bones to make fish hooks and garden tools.

• Shawnee means shawanwa.• Headbands were made out of hawk feathers.

• They used buttons for rings.