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The Shawnee Wegiwa Ezra lived in a Shawnee wegiwa. This is a dome-shaped wigwam which was made from saplings covered with birch, chestnut, oak, or elm. The Shawnee placed bark and animal hides over the roof of their wigwams. A moose hide hung in the doorway. A pole was sewn to the bottom of the moose hide to hold the door down. Inside the wigwam cedar branches and rush mats covered the ground. Beds were made from spruce boughs covered with skins. The Shawnee sat on rolled-up skins and hides.    Build your own model of a Shawnee wegiwa similar to the one shown to the left.

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Ezra used witch hazel to make into a poultice for Pa's leg. What is witch hazel? What other herbs have medicinal qualities?

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Ezra caught a wild turkey. What other game did the early Americans hunt in Ohio?

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Witch Hazel

Witch hazel is a shrub that grows ten to twelve feet high. The three to five inch long leaves drop in autumn, then yellow flowers form. Afterwards black nuts appear which contain white edible seeds. The leaves and the bark may be used as a pain killer and for inflammatory swellings.

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Big Game --  whitetail deer

Birds --  turkey, duck, goose, pheasant, dove, quail, grouse

Small Game --  rabbit, hare, squirrel

Source of Information - Ohio Game and Fish Magazine Online http://www.ohiogameandfish.com/

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