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SC Native Americans
Term | Definition |
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Yemassee Location | lower coastal zone |
Cherokee Location | Blue Ridge and Western Piedmont |
Catawba Location | Piedmont near Rock Hill |
Cherokee Specialty | baskets |
Catawba Specialty | Pottery |
Yemassee Specialty | Jewelry |
Cherokee Government | Council; 2 chiefs (Red and White); constitutions; elections |
Catawba Government | Council; 1 chief |
Yemassee Government | Council |
River People | Catawba |
Real People | Cherokee |
Men's Jobs | hunting and fishing; Yemassee also gathered clams and oysters |
Women's Jobs | farming, cooking, gathering |
Cherokee Homes | Summer: longhouse Winter: Asi |
Catawba Homes | Wigwams with grasses and bark |
Yemassee Homes | Summer: Wigwams with palmetto leaves Winter: Wattle and Daub |
Midden Mound | hills where broken shells and pottery lay behind by the Yemassee |
palisade | protective fence around village |