Brief History Of The Santee Tribe Of South Carolina

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South Carolina By: Soham Kate Introduction Did you know that there is much to learn about South Carolina? Such as a Native American tribe, prominent figures, services, tourism, etc. Santee Did you know that there is a lot to learn about the Santee tribe? Like how they lived, their religion, and their housing such as a longhouse, a tipi, “gabled summer houses, or even conical winter houses covered with mats or skins.” The Santee Indians got their origin name from “iswan’ti”, which means “the river,” or another meaning is “the river is there.” They were also called Seretee, by John Lawson. The Santee tribe lived on the middle course of the Santee river (which they got their name from, The Santee Indians) in South Carolina. One of the villages …show more content…
The Santee and “Congaree” were cut off by the “Itwans and Cossabos,” coastal tribes in the English need, and the prisoners were sold as slaves in the West Indies in 1716. Lawson says that their leader was an absolute ruler with the power of life and death over his tribe, an instance of something you give that was very valuable to the Indians. Most of the people in the tribe died due to illness or because the coastal people killed them. The dead were buried on the tops of mounds, built low or high according to the rank of the deceased, with roofs supported by huge poles over the cold, gray graves to shelter them from the weather. On these huge poles were rattles, feathers, and other needs of the deceased. The Santee lived in either gabled summer houses. They were made out of bark on a pole framework. To make a gabled summer house you have to first excavate 15 -20 cm of soil and debris at the site and build a precisely level timber form or frame at the right size, ensuring that all angles are square. The house was used to provide shade from the sun and protection from the rain. In conclusion, this should prove why there is so much to know and learn about the Santee …show more content…
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