A first book in American history with European beginnings . and the settlers who followed them,all found the country occupied by Indians. These Indians had copper-colored skins, were tall, andhad small black piercing eyes and straight black hair. The race was divided into tribes, and each tribe wasgoverned by its chief. Each tribe had its headquartersin some definite part of the country, although the menin hunting often wandered for miles into neighboringlands. The homes of the Indians varied according to thetribe. Some lived in log houses, some built rude housesof bark, while still other trib
A first book in American history with European beginnings . and the settlers who followed them,all found the country occupied by Indians. These Indians had copper-colored skins, were tall, andhad small black piercing eyes and straight black hair. The race was divided into tribes, and each tribe wasgoverned by its chief. Each tribe had its headquartersin some definite part of the country, although the menin hunting often wandered for miles into neighboringlands. The homes of the Indians varied according to thetribe. Some lived in log houses, some built rude housesof bark, while still other tribes had only circular wigwams. 95 A FIRST BOOK IN AMERICAN HISTORY There was no chimney in any of these homes. The fireswere built in fire pits dug in the ground, and the smokeescaped through a hole in the roof. The most important of the Indians household goodswas the pot. They had also some wooden dishes andtrays, which they made themselves. They seldom hadanything to sit upon, but squatted upon the of them slept on small couches made of bul-. From an old print. An Indian Palisaded Village. rushes. Others rolled themselves in skins and slept onthe ground. The Indians clothes were generally made from thedried skins of animals. He would wear the same skinuntil it wore out, and never thought of washing was little known among these people. Theywere very fond of bright colors and liked to deck them-selves with strings of shells or beads. In this love offinery, the men exceeded the women. The Indians lived mainly on game and fish. The gameconsisted of wild geese, ducks, deer, bears, and foxes. In 96 JOHN SMITH summer, game was very plentiful and easily found; buta struggle for existence began with the cold weather. The Indian despised manual labor. He spent histime in fishing, hunting, and fighting, and left all the hardwork to his squaw. These squaws must have had theirhands full, as they had to look after the house, the plant-ing of the garden, the childr
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