Tribes & Nations
This tribe lived in the Great Plains and followed buffalo herds
Sioux
This is a common Native American home made from animal skins (Plains)
teepee (tipi)
This region is known for wide open grasslands where many tribes lived
Great Plains
Native Americans were the first people to live on this continent.
North America
This bird is sacred to many tribes and is also the U.S. national bird.
bald eagle
This tribe is famous for totem poles in the Pacific Northwest
Tlingit/Haida
This is the name for a Native American story that teaches a lesson
Legend
Many tribes in this cold region built igloos
Arctic
This European explorer met Native Americans in 1492.
Christopher Columbus
These ceremonial items, often decorated with feathers, are worn by some Native American leaders and carry deep cultural meaning.
headdresses
This large tribe today lives in the Southwest, covering parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.
Navajo
Powwows often include this activity to music
dancing
This desert region is home to tribes like the Hopi.
Southwest
This holiday remembers cooperation between Pilgrims and Native Americans.
Thanksgiving
This instrument is commonly used in Native American music.
drum
This tribe lived in longhouses in the Northeast
Iroquois
This method used controlled puffs of smoke to send messages over long distances, with different patterns meaning different things.
smoke signals
This river was important to many Eastern tribes.
Mississippi River
This U.S. law forced tribes to move west (Trail of Tears).
Indian Removal Act
Dreamcatchers are believed to do this while you sleep.
catch bad dreams
This tribe led by Sitting Bull fought at Little Bighorn
Lakota Sioux
Often referred to by a French term meaning “reed,” this sacred ceremonial object is used by Plains tribes in rituals to seal agreements and send prayers, with its smoke symbolizing a connection to the spiritual world.
peace pipe
This mountain range runs along the western U.S.
Rocky Mountains
This battle in 1876 was a major Native American victory
Battle of Little Bighorn
This carved pole tells stories and represents family or history.
totem pole