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SC Native Americans
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Yemassee Location | lower coastal zone |
| Cherokee Location | Blue Ridge and Western Piedmont |
| Catawba Location | Piedmont near Rock Hill |
| Cherokee Specialty | baskets |
| Catawba Specialty | Pottery |
| Yemassee Specialty | Jewelry |
| Cherokee Government | Council; 2 chiefs (Red and White); constitutions; elections |
| Catawba Government | Council; 1 chief |
| Yemassee Government | Council |
| River People | Catawba |
| Real People | Cherokee |
| Men's Jobs | hunting and fishing; Yemassee also gathered clams and oysters |
| Women's Jobs | farming, cooking, gathering |
| Cherokee Homes | Summer: longhouse Winter: Asi |
| Catawba Homes | Wigwams with grasses and bark |
| Yemassee Homes | Summer: Wigwams with palmetto leaves Winter: Wattle and Daub |
| Midden Mound | hills where broken shells and pottery lay behind by the Yemassee |
| palisade | protective fence around village |