Ohio Native Americans

Tribe
Dwelling
Arts & Crafts
Food
Location
Leaders
Delaware
wigwams
wampums, dolls
corn, corn bread (Johnny cakes), apples, pumpkins, gourds, animals
Muskigum River
Captain White Eyes, Chief Buckongahelas
Miami
wigwams
wampums, moccasins
corn, apples, pumpkins, gourds, animals
Miami River; now the city of Piqua
Chief Little Turtle
Mingo (Seneca)
longhouses, wigwams
wampums, masks
corn, apples, pumpkins, gourds, animals
Tuscarawas River; central Ohio near Steubenville and later near Columbus
Logan
Ottawa
tepees, longhouses
wampums, bead work
corn, apples, pumpkins, gourds, animals
Maumee River Valley
Pontiac
Shawnee
wigwams

wampums; beaded jewelry

corn, apples, pumpkins, gourds, animals
Scioto River; near the city of Chillicothe
Tecumseh, Cornstalk
Wyandot
wigwams
wampums
corn, apples, pumpkins, gourds, animals
Sandusky River; now the city of Upper Sandusky
Chief Tarhe
Iroquois
longhouses
wooden masks, wood carving, baskets, corn husk dolls
corn, beans, squash, apples, fish
mostly came to Ohio only to hunt

Joseph Brant

Resources used:

Akers, K. & Montgomery, J. (2001). Let's Discover Ohio. Kettering, OH: Schuerholz Graphics.

Griffin-Pierce, T. (1995). The Encyclopedia of Native America. New York, NY: Viking.

Roberts, C., Moore, D., & Leidich, T. (1981). Ohio: Geography, History, Government. River Forest, IL: Laidlaw Brothers.

Stewart, M. (2000). Ohio: Adventures in Time and Place. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Stockwell, M. (2001). The Ohio Adventure. Layton, UT: Gibbs Smith.

Created by Lisa Yoder. Last modified 11/13/03.