Native americans tribes
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Their lifestyle and cultureTheir lifestyle and culture
Where are they?• Today 1% of the U.S. population are
Native American• They represent more than 1/2 of the
nation’s culture• There are over 500 tribes, each has its
own language and tradition• The Navajos or the Diné Nation is the
largest.
What are the names of other tribes?
• Can you pronounce…. NAVAJO OGLALA….SIOUX….CHEROKEE……
• BLACKFEET………...FORT APACHE…….ROSEBUD SIOUX……?
• Let’s have a look at one of these tribes
The Navajo Tribe• In its language it means “planted fields”• It’s also known as Diné• You can visit them in Arizona, New
Mexico,Utah and Colerado• They still live there on their own
Reservation• They are also U.S. citizens
Politics!!!!???• There is a chief, chosen by a
tribunal.• His work is very hard as he works
like a negotiator, not like a King.• He has to make everyone agree• The chief and the tribal council are
elected by the people
Language• What do Native Americans speak?• Everyone speaks English but
nearly 150,000 speak the native Navajo language too.
• It’s very hard, it was used during World War 2 as a code maker and breaker.
What about the children?
• They go to school,play and help at home!• They like hunting and fishing• In the past, more work, less play• They had toys: dolls, other games• They loved races, archery and riding
horses.• Babies stayed with their Mummies on
their backs
Native American babies with their Mummies
WHERE DO THEY LIVE?• Nowadays, they live in houses, flats
and apartments• Before they lived in HOGANS• These are Earth Houses which are
dome shaped with the door facing East• HOGANS are used for Religious and
Cultural events
A Navajo Hogan
Men sit South, women on the North, Guests on the West!
There are other types of homes
• A Wigwam home• A Longhouse• A Teepee or Tipis• A Grass house• A wattle or daub house• A Plank house and an Igloo
Different types of Wigwams
Different types of Longhouses
Teepees
A Grass house
Wattle or Daub Houses
Plank houses
Adobe Houses or Pueblos
Igloos
Clothes!• Men!• Breechcloth, leggings, headbands• Women!• Skirts, blouses, ponchos,• Feet! Hair• Moccasins, Elaborate hairstyles• Make up!
Head dresses• They did not wear head dresses,
they wore head bands• You had to earn your feathers• An eagle feather!• Make up• Pow Wows and Teepees
Transport• They walked everywhere!• Coastal tribes travelled by boat• When the Spanish came they
brought horses. Native Americans loved horses
• They used dogs and drag sled
How Romantic!
Wild and free …like 4ºB
Food• The Navajos were farmers• Corn beans and Squash• Men hunted and fished• The Spanish introduced domestic
animals• They used weapons to hunt!
In their Free Time!!• Wars!!!• Trade• Peace• Kidnap• Battles• Arts and Crafts