4. Longhouses varied in size and in the number of people that lived in them. While some could provide shelter for as many as twenty families, some tribes, like the Powhattan whose homes are shown here, were constructed to house a single family. Wigwams were also used by some tribes. They were often shaped like a cone. The framing for these houses were usually made from small flexible trees or saplings that were firmly embedded in the ground in a circle. They were then bent overhead into an arch where they were tied together with bark fibers, or rawhide.

6. Here are two more pictures Of the inside of a longhouse

8. Deer were abundant in the meadows and hunting grounds of the Woodland Indians and was probably the most important animal to the Woodland Indians. Deer were used for clothing, moccasins, and food. The antlers were used for arrowheads and the hooves were used for glue. To prepare a deer hide they placed the skin in a running brook, preferably with a clay bottom. This loosened the hair that was then scraped off the hide. In addition to deer, the Woodland Indians also hunted rabbits, bear, squirrel, beaver, and other animals that could be found in the region.

9. Fires were built in the middle of the longhouse and shared by two families, one on each side. Cooking methods included boiling and roasting, and most meals incorporated a soup or stew prepared in a simple black clay pottery or bark container. During good weather a fire for cooking was built outside of the longhouse where women roasted the meat over an open fire. During inclement weather cooking was done indoors.

10. The Northeastern Woodland Indians had their own farm plot and each member of the family had an important responsibility. The women of the family were responsible for gathering wild plants, such as berries, nuts, and edible plants and flowers. The men's responsibility was to hunt, fish, and fell trees to make canoes. The Iroquois lived in areas that provided good farm land. Many tribes planted corn, beans, and squash which they called the "Three Sisters". In addition to the three principal crops, gourds, Jerusalem artichokes, melons, pumpkins, sunflowers and tobacco were also grown. They also gathered seeds, berries, and nuts. They dried berries, corn, fish, meat and squash for the winter.

11. Women usually did the cultivating after the men had cleared the land and, along with their children, spent a lot of time in the fields during the spring and summer seasons. It was probably the women who experimented with agricultural techniques that resulted in the successful cultivation of domestic crops.

13. The woodland people dressed in clothes made from the skin of animals. Deerskin was most commonly used. In hot weather, men wore breecloths. When it got colder, they added deerskin shirts, leggings,moccasins and sometimes fur robes. Women wore wrap skirts, shirts, leggings and moccasins. Sometimes the clothes were beaded in beautiful colors.

15. 1914