Where did the Northeast culture area extend in North America?

The Northeast culture area is a geographic framework used in anthropology to describe a region where societies historically shared many common traits.1

In North America, this area extends across the following boundaries:

• North: It is bounded by the transition from deciduous forest to the taiga, reaching into the Canadian provinces of Quebec, Ontario, and the Maritimes.23
• East: It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean.2
• West: It extends to the Mississippi River valley.2
• South: It is defined by an arc stretching from the North Carolina coast northwest to the Ohio River and southwest to the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.23

This region is characterized by a mosaic of temperate forests, wetlands, and waterways. It is sometimes combined with the Southeast culture area and referred to as the Eastern Woodlands.2