Native American Regions

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Hardwood forests

Northwest

Pacific ocean

Northwest

Wild animals like deer, birds, and small animals

Northwest

Fished for salmon and otter

Northwest

Gathered roots and berries

Northwest

Wove deer and otter skin into clothing

Northwest

Permanent homes made from wood and lumber

Northwest

Long houses from planks

Northwest

Large homes for big families

Northwest

Extremely cold winters

Arctic

Moved through Alaska and western Canada

Arctic

Hunted fish, seals, walruses, caribou, whales, polar bear, elk, walruses

Arctic

Used animal furs and skins; up to 4 layers of skin!

Arctic

Igloos

Arctic

Tents from animal skins in warmer weather

Arctic

Did not build permanent homes

Arctic

Rich soil for farming

Northeast

Many rivers, lakes, and streams

Northeast

Atlantic Ocean along the coast

Northeast

Different weather patterns

Northeast

Cold, rainy, snowy winters

Northeast

Warm summers

Northeast

Mostly permanent homes from trees and bark

Northeast

Long homes with hole in the top

Northeast

Wore moccasins, leggings, and breechclothes

Northeast

Grew corn and squash on farms

Northeast

Fished in rivers and lakes

Northeast

Hunted for deer and beavers

Northeast

Hunted for alligator and deer

Southeast

Gathered food and grew crops like corn

Southeast

Ocean, gulf, swamp and sandy land

Southeast

Hot most of the year

Southeast

Hurricanes are a concern

Southeast

Bright cloth for clothes

Southeast

Used cloth made from grass or wood

Southeast

Made permanent homes on stilts

Southeast

light skins for clothes

Southeast

Chickee/swamp homes

Southeast

Grassy flat area

Great Plains

Buffalo were primary resource

Great Plains

Grew maize, squash, beans

Great Plains

Used buffalo skins for clothes

Great Plains

Also hunted deer and elk (besides buffalo)

Great Plains

Hunters were nomads

Great Plains

Made teepees from buffalo skins

Great Plains

Sent out hunting parties for months

Great Plains

Grew squash, corn, pumpkin, beans, melons

Southwest

Raised sheep and hunted for small animals

Southwest

Used wool from sheep

Southwest

Grew cotton

Southwest

Wore moccasins and made clothes from animal skin/fur

Southwest

Multi-level permanent houses

Southwest

Homes made from clay and some wood

Southwest

Adobe homes Pueblos

Southwest

The southern part of this region was hot and dry with not much rain

Southwest

Used horses to herd sheep and goats

Southwest

Which animals were most important to the Southwest Tribers

Sheep and goats

What did the Southwest people use to make clothes

wool and skin from sheep

What type of clothes did the Southwest men wear in hot weather

loincloths

What type of clothes did the Southwest people wear in colder weather

wool shirts (from sheep!), leggings, moccasins

The northern part of this region has tall mountains and deep canyons like the Grand Canyon

Southwest

What type of home did the Southwest people live in

Two kinds of adobe homes: pueblos with flat rooves and hogans with six sides and hole in the roof.

What is adobe and who used it

Adobe is a mixture of clay and sand used by Southwestern peoples

What type of foods did the people of the Southwest eat

corn, beans, pumpkins, squash, sheep, and goats

What type of foods did the people of the Great Plains eat

buffalo, berries, pemmican (made from dried buffalo), corn, squash, deer, elk

What is the climate like in the Great Plains

Hot in the summer and snowy in the winter, huge grasslands with hills and flowers and few trees

What type of homes did the Great Plains people use

Nomads with teepee homes made from poles and buffalo hides with holes at the top.

What types of clothes did the Great Plains people wear

Clothes made from buffalo skins. In hot weather men wore breechchloths. In the cost, theyworedeerskin shirts, leggins and moccasins.

What animals were most important to the Great Plains people

Buffalo, deer, and elk

What do totem poles tell the story of

the history of the clan or a person's life

Which region of native peoples created totem poles

Northwest Coast

What types of clothes did the Northwest people wear

In the hot weather, men wore breechchlothes; in the cold they wore deerskin shirts, leggins,and moccasins. Women wore skin/cotton dresses.

What type of homes did the Northwest people use

Cedar plank longhouses due to all the trees

What is the climate like in the Northwest

Cool to cold depending on how far north and the season; also wet

What type of foods did the people of the Northwest eat

Whales, otters, deer, small animals, salmon, berries, and roots

What animals were most important to the Southeast people

deer for skin, meat, bones, and antlers

What types of homes did the Southeast people live in

Chickees on slilt logs because of the rain and swamps; covered in thatch rooves

What type of clothes did the people of the Southeast wear

Wrap skirts -women. Breechchlothes, robes-men. Both: shirts,moccasins, leggings. Bright color light cloth from skin and grass

What is the climate like in the Southeast

Hot in summer and mild in winter; lots of rain and swamps; hurricanes

What type of foods did the people of the Southeast eat

Alligator, berries, corn, deer

What type of plants did the people of the Southeast grow NOT for eating

tobacco for trading and gourds for cups and bowls

Which animals were most important to the Northeast Tribers

deer for bones, antlers, skin, and food

Which animals were most important to the Arctic tribes

Carabou, elk, moose and dear for skin/fur; fish and seals for food

What times of homes did the Northeast people live in

Permanent people lived in longhouses made from trees and bark; a few small nomadic families lived in wigwams, similar to small longhouses

What times of homes did the Arctic people live in

Igloos in the cold north, and animal skin tents in warmer weather

What type of clothes did the people of the Northeast wear

Wrap skirts -women. Breechchlothes, robes-men. Both: shirts,moccasins, leggings. Made from deer skin

What type of clothes did the people of the Arctic wear

Fur from polar bears, caribou, elk; also 4 layers of animal skin to stay warm

What is the climate like in the Arctic

Cold to extremely cold; snowy and icy.

What is the climate like in the Northeast

Cold in winter and hot/humid in the summer

What type of foods did the people of the Arctic eat

Carabou, fish, seal, deer, elk, walrus, polar bear, whales

What type of food did the people of the Northeast eat

Corn, beans, pumpkin, squash, fish, deer, beavers, wild rice

Which region of American Indians used cedar trees for clothing, houses, and totem poles

Northwest

The primary shelter used by American Indians in the Arctic was

an igloo

Which region of American Indians primarily lived in multi-level permanent structures made from baked clay called pueblos

Southwest

What is the purpose of totem pole

to tell the story of the tribe or a person

Whis American Indian region hunted whale

Arctic

Southwestern Native Americans way of living depended on the resources in their area. Which of the following BEST describes how they got food

A) Hunt alligator/turkey; B) Follow/hunt buffalo for food and resources; C) Fished for seal/salmon; D) Gather berries, hunt small animals

Adobe is made from

A) Clay; B) Fish bones; C) Trees; D) Leather

How did resources available affect the diet, clothing, and shelter of Arctic people?

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