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North East Woodlands Part 2. Remember that this is a listener-supported podcast. If you'd like to

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In our last episode, we introduced the Northeast Woodlands.

The Northeast Woodlands is the area that we've spent the most time with so far, and all of the

tribes that we've come across so far in the Euro-American narrative are based here.

As one of the first areas that Europeans arrived in, the Northeast Woodlands are particularly well

documented. This is why, much like with

the South West, we're going to be spending multiple episodes dealing with a singular region.

After our look at the different tribes and tribal groupings last week, it's about time that we get

into history.

Much of the early stages of Native American history are blurred, as I'm sure you know all too well by now.

We do know for certain that man was living in the northeast by the time of the last ice age around 11,000 years ago. It is thought that they most likely arrived from the west or south, as people

entered the region from the Great Plains, and this would make sense since they used very similar stone tools

to those used by the big game hunters. Due to the amount of archaeological material found,

it is assumed that they hunted the large animals that inhabited the region during this period, such as

mastodons, muscocks, elk, and giant beavers. Now, as you all know by now, I watch more than my

fair share of nature documentaries. David Attenborough is just the best. I generally think there isn't that much that

can really surprise me with animals anymore, but seriously, giant beavers. I did a double

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