Native Native AmericansAmericans

SOL’s - USI.3a and 3bSOL’s - USI.3a and 3b

Native AmericansNative Americans Prior to the arrival of Prior to the arrival of

Europeans, American Indians Europeans, American Indians (First Americans) were (First Americans) were dispersed across different dispersed across different environments in North environments in North America.America.

In which areas did the American In which areas did the American Indians ( First Americans) live?Indians ( First Americans) live?

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Inuit

Kwakiutl

Pueblo

Lakota

Iroquois

Arctic Tribe: Arctic Tribe: InuitInuit Inhabited present-day Alaska Inhabited present-day Alaska

and Northern Canadaand Northern Canada Lived in Arctic areas where Lived in Arctic areas where

the temperature is below the temperature is below freezing much of the year.freezing much of the year.

Housing: Housing: SodhouseSodhouse, Igloo, Igloo Clothing: Animal SkinsClothing: Animal Skins Food: Food: HuntingHunting and and FishingFishing Sodhouse

Pacific Northwest Tribe: Pacific Northwest Tribe: KwakiutlKwakiutl The Kwakiutl inhabited the The Kwakiutl inhabited the

Pacific Northwest coast.Pacific Northwest coast. Their climate consisted of Their climate consisted of

rainy, mild weatherrainy, mild weather Food: Food: FishingFishing (salmon) (salmon) Recreation: Recreation: Totem poles Totem poles

and and masksmasks Values: Potlach CeremonyValues: Potlach Ceremony

Southwest Southwest Tribe:Tribe:PuebloPueblo

Inhabited Southwestern United Inhabited Southwestern United StatesStates

Lived in the areas now called Lived in the areas now called New Mexico and ArizonaNew Mexico and Arizona

Lived in desert areas, cliffs Lived in desert areas, cliffs and mountainsand mountains

Housing: Housing: PueblosPueblos made of made of adobe (like apartments)adobe (like apartments)

Food: Food: FarmingFarming ( (due to due to irrigationirrigation))

Recreation: Recreation: PotteryPottery, , Woven Woven BasketsBaskets

Values: Values: SnakeSnake and and RainRain CeremoniesCeremonies

Great Plains Tribe: Great Plains Tribe: LakotaLakota Also sometimes called SiouxAlso sometimes called Sioux Inhabited the Interior Regions of the United StatesInhabited the Interior Regions of the United States Lived within the Great Plains where the climate was Lived within the Great Plains where the climate was

made up of dry grasslandsmade up of dry grasslands Housing: Housing: TipiTipi (poles and buffalo skins) (poles and buffalo skins) Food: Food: HuntingHunting Values: Dances to honor Values: Dances to honor NatureNature

Northeast Tribe: Northeast Tribe: IroquoisIroquois Inhabited northeast North Inhabited northeast North

AmericaAmerica Lived Eastern Woodlands Lived Eastern Woodlands

which is heavily forestedwhich is heavily forested Housing: Housing: LonghouseLonghouse from from

woodwood Food: Food: HuntingHunting, , FishingFishing, ,

and and FarmingFarming Values: Values: IroquoisIroquois LeagueLeague

Discussion QuestionsDiscussion Questions

1.1. How Did Geography and Climate affect the How Did Geography and Climate affect the way American Indian (First American) way American Indian (First American) groups met their basic needs?groups met their basic needs?

2.2. Why do we see such differences in the Why do we see such differences in the lifestyles of the American Indian (First lifestyles of the American Indian (First American) tribes?American) tribes?