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.