Native American Homes
This kind of home was built by the Hopi Indians. It was made of stone and mud and stood several stories high.
What is pueblo?
This tribe was from the southeast. They originated in Floriday. They ate fish and small animals. They made their clothes from cotton and trees. Their homes were called "chickees."
What is Seminole?
This means to exchange belongings in order to get something you need.
What is barter?
How does environment affect where you live?
Possible answers: You have to have food, water, and shelter in order to survive. Therefore, you will choose a location where you can find these things. The Pawnee traveled so they could find buffalo to eat and survive. The Inuit built Igloos during the winter to survive.
This region used horses to hunt and ate buffalo.
What is the plains region?
This kind of home was built by the Seminole Indians. It was made of palmetto bushes and cypress tree logs.
What is a chickee?
This tribe lived in the Artic Reagion, near the Artic Ocean. They ate fish, seals, and whales. They made their clothes from animal skins with fur and duck feathers. They needed their clothes to stay warm.
What is Inuit?
A grian which has kernels which is often yellow, but can be various shades of red and brown enclosed in a leafy husk. It is an important food source.
What is maize?
How does the environment affect the lifestyle of the Native Americans?
Native Americans could only use the resources that were in its environment. For example, the Kwakiutl used the Pacific Ocean for food and forests for clothing and shelter.
This is a sled that Arctic Indians used.
What is a Travois?
A cone-shaped tent, usually covered with animal skins, used as a home, especially by American Indians of the Great Plains.
What is a tipi?
This tribe was from the southwest. They ate beans, pumpkins, and rabbits. The tribes that lived close to the Colorado River farmed, while the ones further from the river hunted. Their clothes were made from wool and animal skins. Their houses were called pueblos.
What is Hopi?
This is a tool used by the Northwest to hunt with.
What is a harpoon?
Why did some Native American nations create permanent villiages, while others remained nomads?
Some groups like the Pawnee had to travel with the food. The Pawnee followed the buffalo from place to place for food.
This is a person who moves around from place to place in search of resource to survive.
What is a nomad?
This tribe lived near the plateau region, between plains and the northwest. They ate moose, bear, and salmon. Their clothes were made of animal skins, mainly buckskin. They built their homes out of mude.
What is Nez Perce?
This is a large house that was up to 400 feet long and could house many families.
What is a Longhouse?
How would you describe the environment (land, climate, resources, and culture) of at least 1 Native American nation?
Kwakiutl - forests and ocean, cold winters and moderate summers, trees for homes and clothing, potlatches for celebrations Inuit - ice and snow, extreme cold, Artic Ocean for food, caribou for clothing Pawnee - travelled on flat land to hunt buffalo for food, clothing, and housing Seminoles - lived in Florida where it is mostly hot and muggy, swamps, lakes, and forests, used palm trees for clothing and chickees Nez Perce - lived in plateau area between the plains and northwest, cold winters and moderate summers, ate buffalo, wore buck skins Hopi- lived in southwest desert area where it was hot and dry, near rivers they grew crops and others hunted, they used the dirt and sand to make pueblos
What did the Northwest Indians built to represent their ancestors, cultural beliefs, and notable events.
what is a totem pole?
This tribe was from the northwest. They had access to the Pacific Ocean, so they ate a lot of fish and whales. They also had access to huge forests with lots of trees. They used these trees to make clothing as well as their plankhouses.
What is the Kwakiutl?
A social event or ceremony used by the Kwakuitl Tribe. It usually marked important life events such as feasts, memorials, marriage, etc.
What is a potlatch?