LAND of the EAGLELAND of the EAGLE(PBS VIDEO(PBS VIDEO

ononWhat North AmericaWhat North America

looked like at European contactlooked like at European contactand Native American lifeways)and Native American lifeways)

Episode II – Confronting the WildernessEpisode II – Confronting the Wilderness(the northwoods)(the northwoods)

ENVIRONMENT SETS SUBSISTENCEENVIRONMENT SETS SUBSISTENCE(AT EUROPEAN CONTACT ~ 1600)(AT EUROPEAN CONTACT ~ 1600)

Ojibway/ChippewaOjibway/Chippewa

DakotaDakota

WinnebagoWinnebago

MenomineeMenominee

Potawatami, Illinois,Potawatami, Illinois,Sauk, Fox, MiamiSauk, Fox, Miami

THE NORTHEAST CULTURETHE NORTHEAST CULTURE

OjibwayOjibway Huron

HuronOttawaOttawa

Sauk-Fox

Sauk-Fox

DakotaDakota

IroquoisIroquois

Europeans

Europeans

Ojibway village (seasonal) –Ojibway village (seasonal) –too far north for maize agriculturetoo far north for maize agriculture

Iroquois/Huron village (permanent) –Iroquois/Huron village (permanent) –maize agriculturemaize agriculture

With European contact –With European contact –trade competition andtrade competition andIroquois destroyIroquois destroyHuronHuronand force other tribesand force other tribes(Ottawa and Ojibway)(Ottawa and Ojibway)westwest

THE NORTHEAST LIFEWAYSTHE NORTHEAST LIFEWAYSIROQUOIS/HURONIROQUOIS/HURON OJIBWAY/OTTAWAOJIBWAY/OTTAWA

SLASH/BURNSLASH/BURN

LONGHOUSE/PALISADELONGHOUSE/PALISADE

FARMINGFARMING FISHINGFISHING

WILD RICEWILD RICE

WIGWAMWIGWAM

BIRCH BARK CANOEBIRCH BARK CANOE

Europeans Traded for Pelts, especially beaverEuropeans Traded for Pelts, especially beaver(beginning 1600s)(beginning 1600s)

The Beaver Market Shapes PoliticsThe Beaver Market Shapes Politics

Europeans Commercially FishedEuropeans Commercially Fished(beginning ~1800)(beginning ~1800)

Fishing TechnologyFishing Technology

Getting Fish To MarketGetting Fish To Market

The Earliest Miners – Native AmericansThe Earliest Miners – Native Americans(Copper: 6000 – 3200 years ago)(Copper: 6000 – 3200 years ago)

Europeans First Mined Copper and Later IronEuropeans First Mined Copper and Later Iron(starts in 1840s)(starts in 1840s)

Mining Becomes More SophisticatedMining Becomes More Sophisticated

Europeans LoggedEuropeans Logged(beginning in 1860s)(beginning in 1860s)

Getting Logs to the MillGetting Logs to the Mill

The MillsThe Mills

TheTheLoggersLoggers

The Logging LegendThe Logging Legend(Paul Bunyan and Babe)(Paul Bunyan and Babe)

The AftermathThe Aftermath(Devastation, Fire and Chicago)(Devastation, Fire and Chicago)