The Erie Indians

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The Erie Indians

• by Cameron, Evan, Matthew, and Christy

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Homeland

• 1. The Erie Indians homeland is Ohio.
• 2. Erie is near Buffalo.
• 3. They also have a location in Pennsylvania, and
  West Virgina.

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Population

• 1. Eries population is about 4,000 to 15,000.
• 2. There is a surge in their population is prier
  to 1653.

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Names

• 1. Erie is short for Erielhonan.
• 2. It means cougar or mountain lion.

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Language

• 1. They speak similar to the Huron tribe language.

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Sub-tribes

• 1. The Erie have many villages.
• 2. Heres some, Gentaguehronon, Black Minqua.

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Message from the chief

• 1. He said what blood Indian
• 2. He also said live your life not in fear of
  death.

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culture

• 1. The Dutch and sweetens heard about the Erie
  Indians through trade.
• 2. The Dutch and sweetens never met them
• 3. The Erie tribe did a lot of agricultural

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History

• 1. In 1615 a man met a group of Erie in Niagara.
• 2. In 1639 the Erie and Neutrals had a war
  agensist Wenro the Wenro were defeated.

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Important years

• 1. The Iroquois attacked the Erie fortified in
  1654.
• 2. Missionaries recorded a war near the Erie in
  1656.

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