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For centuries the Sappony have called home the area known as the High Plains Indian Settlement located among the rolling hills found between the waters of the Hyco River, Mayo Creek, and Blew Wing Creek. The North Carolina-Virginia border line runs through the heart of this close-knit Indian community which is part of the southeastern section of Halifax County, Virginia and the northeastern section of Person County, North Carolina. Between 1911 and 1913, both states officially recognized the Indians living in this Settlement.
The houses made of animal skins and were located in the Great Plains are Tepees which are also referred to as Tipi.
The Plateau Indians ate salmon, deer, elk, small animals, berries, seeds, and roots, especially the camas roots. The Coastal Indians ate salmon, whale, shellfish, and otters. They dried their meat so they could eat it later. The Plateau Indians' houses were called pit houses. They were made out of mud, dirt, and grass. The Coastal Indians' houses were called longhouses. They were made out of cedar. They made boards to connect them to make a house. The Plateau Indians' clothing was made out of hides, quills, fur, and feathers. The Coastal Indians made their clothing out of cedar and seashells. The Plateau Indians made their leather from deer and elk fur. The Coastal Indians got the seashells at the beach. The Plateau Indian's tools were called digging sticks, rocks, and arrowheads. The Coastal Indians' tools were made out of shells, whale teeth, bones, and harpoons. The Plateau Indians' art was baskets and beadwork. The Coastal Indians' art was totem poles and carvings. The Plateau and Coastal Indians' art was made by hand. The Plateau Indian's beliefs were pow-wows. The Plateau Indians' custom was spirits. The Coastal Indians' beliefs were spirits. The Coastal Indians' customs were also the potlatch.
some did using Indians is a bit of a to general word but many like the shawnee Indians made permenant homes sometimes having to be left behind when they migrated some did using Indians is a bit of a to general word but many like the shawnee Indians made permenant homes sometimes having to be left behind when they migrated