FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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Question
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Walls were made of thin strips of pine or cypress
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Walls were made with poles and beams
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Walls were made of rivercane
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Choctaw homes were made of pieces of wood tied together with flexible bands of cane or wood, buried in the ground for support. The wood walls were then covered with mud, with only one small door as an opening. The roof was either thatched from grasses, or made from the bark of Cypress or Pine trees.
Detailed explanation-2: -They were known for their rapid incorporation of modernity, developing a written language, transitioning to yeoman farming methods, and having European-American and African-Americans lifestyles enforced in their society. The Choctaw culture has it roots in the Mississippian culture era of the mound builders.
Detailed explanation-3: -The traditional house is known as “chukka” in the Choctaw language. Our ancestors conceived and designed the chukka to transform common local raw materials into comfortable and strong buildings that met their basic needs of shelter, protection, and storage.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Choctaw people’s ancestral homeland spanned from most of central and southern Mississippi into parts of eastern Louisiana and western Alabama.