Native New Yorkers

Prehistoric New YorkFirst people arrived around 11,000 years

ago. Water was lower, which meant land was exposed in between North America and

Asia.

Paleo-Indians• Believed to have travels into

modern day New York from Asia.

• Around 12,000 to 10,000 years ago.

• Hunters and gatherers.• Many new inventions (made

from stone, etc.)• Used environment for shelter

and food.

Archaic Indians

• Period began when Earth started to become warmer.

• About 10,000 to 8,000 years ago.• Around until about 2,500 years

ago.• Many large animals (mammoths)

had become extinct.• Many more inventions.• Small gardens may have been

planted by Archaic Indians.

Woodland Indians

• About 2,500 years ago, until about years ago.

• Farming began, which allowed permanent villages.

• Better tools.• Villages began creating jobs

(priests, doctors, etc.)• Trading began between villages.

Historic Indians

• About 500 years ago, until present.• Descendants of Paleo, Archaic, and

Woodland Indians.• Two main groups: Algonquian and

Iroquois.• Iroquois is the Algonquian name for

the group, which means “rattlesnakes.”

• They prefer the title, “Haudenosaunee,” which means, “people of the longhouse.”

Algonquin vs. Iroquois• Algonquin Indians were here

before the Iroquois.• They fought for the land. The

Algonquin Indians were pushed into the modern day Hudson Valley region and New York City area.

• Iroquois now had possession of most of NYS.

• Iroquois broke up into 6 tribes, which were spread out over NYS.