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Eastern Woodlands
Two main First Nations groups lived in the eastern woodlands; the Iroquois, who were farmers, and the Algonquians, who were hunters.
The Iroquois used the rich soil where they lived to grow corn, tobacco, squash and beans. In fact, they were so good at farming that they traded their extra corn and tobacco with tribes further north for animal pelts and porcupine quills.
They lived in towns of up to 2500 people and shared large “longhouses” made from elm or cedar trees.
The woodlands were home to deer, bear, moose, caribou, fish and even seals and whales on the coast. The Algonquian tribes had developed great skills and tools to hunt them.
They also gathered food that grew wild, like wild rice and berries. You can imagine why they needed to move around a lot more than the Iroquois! They usually built smaller homes that could be taken down easily, like tipis and wigwams.
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