NATIVE AMERICANS

The Land Bridge Theory

•Theory that there once was a land bridge that connected North America to Asia

•Many scientists believe the first Native Americans migrated from Asia.

Inuit

Inuit

◻ Lived in the frigid Arctic.◻ Few plants grew because of the cold◻ Hunted foxes, caribou, polar bears, seals,

walruses, and whales.

Inuit Tribe

Pawnee

Pawnee

◻ Resources were scarce so the Pawnee had to adapt.⬜ Scarce-in short supply⬜ Adapt-change ⬜ Nomadic People- Didn’t have permanent homes.

Moved wherever the buffalo were.

Pawnee

Pawnee

◻ Lived on the Great Plains between The Mississippi River and The Rocky Mountains

Hopi

◻ Lived in the Southwest Region (Arizona, New Mexico) where it was very hot and wood/water were scarce

◻ Had to adapt to survive. ◻ Built homes called pueblos made out of dried

clay

Hopi

Kwakiutl

◻ Lived in the Northwest Coast (present day Oregon, Washington, Western Canada).

◻ Region with many tall trees, rivers, and ocean coast.

◻ Met their needs by gathering plants, nuts, hunting, and fishing.

◻ Salmon was the staple food and whales were captured for food and fat.

Kwakiutl

Seminole

Seminole

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Nez Perce

◻ Lived in Columbia Plateau region (present day Idaho, Oregon, Washington).