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= Southeast Indians =



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The Southeast Indians lived in villages that had two chiefs-a white chief and a red chief. The White chief in charge when it was peaceful times. The Red chief was in charge when there were times of war. 9 men made up the Village Council. Sometimes, if the village allowed it, a woman could be on the Village Council. The Council made important decisions for the village. In each village the Council House was the most important building. Whenever there was an announcement to be made by the council, everyone the the Council House could hear them. =====

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The Southeast Indians worshiped a Deer God. Deer were very important to the Southeast Indians. They did not want the Deer God to be mad at them so they apologized whenever they killed animals to eat. The Indians also believed in many animal spirits. They wore the skins of those animals because they thought that the skills of those animals would be with them. The Southeast Indians had festivals, such as the Green Corn Festival, which hey used to thank their gods for good fortune and for a continuation of good luck. =====

== Everyday Life  ==

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In a village were the indians lived there were about 400-500 people. There were about 30-60 homes in a village, a town square, a plaza, and a Council House that could hold the whole entire village when a meeting was being held. Each family had two homes located in two different villages. The villages were the Summer village and the Winter village. In the winter the homes were round and in the summer the homes were in the shape of a rectangle. =====

Citations
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