“Honor the sacred.Honor the Earth, our Mother.

Honor the Elders.Honor all with whom we

Share the Earth:Four-leggeds, two-leggeds,

Winged ones,Swimmers, crawlers,

Plant and rock people.Walk in balance and beauty.”

-Native American Elder

Native Americans Native Americans were the first people to settle in what is now South Carolina. There were many Native American groups who

came to South Carolina long ago. Over time they settled in different regions in our state. They hunted animals and grew

crops. They built their homes in different ways.

Native Americans

Three major Native American tribes lived in South Carolina

Cherokee- lived in the northwestern part of South Carolina

Catawba- lived in the hills of the Piedmont

Yemassee- lived at the coast of South Carolina

Each tribe spoke different languages and had different ways of life.

Cherokee

Lived in the mountainsBuilt towns along the riversTowns had 30-60 homesHunted bear, deer, and turkey for foodPlanted corn, beans, squash, and

melons

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hM0TogHKEI

Sequoyah

A famous Cherokee leaderInvented a system for writing the

Cherokee language Language- Iroquoian

Social Studies book page 92&93

Importance of Rivers

Fishing

Travel

Food

Drinking

Cooking

Bathing

The Cherokee traded with other groups

who lived along the rivers. The Cherokee traded clothing, food,

and art. They also shared news.

Fire

The Cherokee used fire in many ways. To bake bread and roast meat. They used

fire to soften wood and hollow it out to build

“dugout” canoes. They cleared fields for farming by

lighting fires. They also used it to make clay pottery.

Cherokee Government

Council House was the center of government for a Cherokee village

The Cherokee had leaders, called chiefs, the village council was more powerful than the chief.

Each adult person in the village was able to share his or her ideas about important decisions. The council would then discuss these ideas until they came to an agreement about what to do.

Cherokee women attended council meetings and had an important role.

Cherokee Village

Catawba

Lived in the PiedmontSettled near the Catawba RiverCatawba means “River People”Made pottery, bowls, baskets, and

mats to tradeLanguage-Siouan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvWT5eLbnzI

Catawba Homes

Round or ovalMade of young treesCovered with bark Fireplace inside

Catawba Government

Like the Cherokee, the Catawba built a council house for meetings. Each village

had a chief who led the council. Long ago, Hagler led the Catawba. He was a

respected leader and worked to help his people live together in peace.

Yemassee

Unlike Cherokee and Catawba, Yemassee ate shellfish

Lived at the coast near the South Carolina and Georgia border

We know they were there because of midden mounds

Midden mounds are ancient trash heaps which contain pottery and shells

Yemassee Homes

Round Covered with Palmetto

FrondsYemassee language-

Muskhogean In warm weather, they

lived in homes near the beach. During colder weather, they moved to inland villages .

Cherokee

Catawba

Yemassee