Scenes from the Eastern Woodlands - Building our wigwam. You will see the men bending flexible saplings over, and lashing them together with basswood bark, in a criss-crossing pattern to make the domed shaped frame of the houses.
The saplings are sometimes made of birch or willow, straight and with few branches, and at least 14 feet long. The saplings are cut, trimmed and sharpened on the wide end with the metal ax that the men got in trading with Europeans who recently came here. Story of the Corn Husk Doll. Many, many years ago, the corn, one of the Three Sisters, wanted to make something different.
She made the moccasin and the salt boxes, the mats, and the face. She wanted to do something different so the Great Spirit gave her permission.
Native American Crafts Unit. Scholastic. Quiz Your Noodle: Thanksgiving. The Truth About Thanksgiving[By Susan Bates] Broadcast Yourself. Thanksgiving- Pédagogie - DSDEN 17. Indian-nations. Pilgrim History — MayflowerHistory.com.