Title: Facts for Kids: Nanticoke Indians (Nanticokes)
Headings: Nanticoke Indian Fact Sheet
Nanticoke Indian Fact Sheet
Content: Here are some pictures of American Indian wigwams like the ones Nanticoke Indians used. Today, Native Americans only build a wigwam for fun or to connect with their heritage. Most Nanticokes live in mo de rn houses and apartment buildings, just like you. What was Nanticoke clothing like? Did they wear feather headdresses and face paint? Nanticoke women wore knee-length skirts. Nanticoke men wore breechclouts with leggings . Shirts were not necessary in the Nanticoke culture, but the Nanticokes did wear deerskin mantles in cool weather. Both genders wore earrings and moccasins. In colonial times, the Nanticokes adapted European costume such as cloth blouses and jackets, decorating them with fancy beadwork.