Homes
Food
Clothing
Weapons/tools
Arts and Crafts
100
This type of cone shaped home was NOT built by Indiana's tribes.
What is a teepee?
100
Bambi might not like it, but this large animal was used for food as well as clothing.
What is a deer?
100
While clothes could be made from many animals, this large mammal with antlers was used most commonly.
What is a deer?
100
Feathers attached to the shaft of this weapon would help them fly straight.
What are arrows.
100
The craft would use a needle and thread to sew designs onto clothing.
What is embroidery?
200
This oval shaped home was the most common type built by Indiana's tribes.
What is a wigwam?
200
A popular crop for farmers in Indiana today, this food was grown and then often ground up into flour.
What is corn.
200
This type of clothing would have been worn by the women, but not the men.
What is a dress or skirt?
200
This weapon with a heavy, pointed, stone head attached to a large shaft could be thrown at prey.
What is a spear?
200
In this useful craft, Native Americans would weave together grasses or sticks to make containers.
What is basketry or basket making?
300
The feature of Native American homes kept the fires from filling them up with smoke.
What is a smoke hole.
300
This variety of food would have included pumpkins and zucchini.
What is squash?
300
This type of shoe would have been lined with fur in the winter.
What are moccasins?
300
This tool would be woven or tied together and then used to catch fish.
What is a net?
300
Having so many trees around made getting materials for this craft easy.
What is wood carving?
400
Native Americans often built their homes near these to allow them to travel easily.
What are rivers.
400
While not as common as in the plains, this large shaggy animal that moves in herds would have been available to some tribes.
What is buffalo?
400
In snowy weather Native Americans would have strapped these to their feet to help them travel through deep snow.
What are snowshoes?
400
This tool was used by the settlers against the Native Americans.
What is a gun?
400
Many tribes were good at this, carving shells into very small pieces and them sewing them onto their clothing for decoration.
What is beadwork?
500
During the winter, Native Americans would put this warm covering over the doors of their wigwams.
What is a fur or pelt?
500
This would have been a sweet juicy treat in the spring and summer.
What are berries?
500
This style of clothing was worn by men in the summer, and didn't cover very much of them.
What is breechcloth?
500
This tool would have allowed the Native Americans to carry and store water.
What is a basket, clay pot, or bucket?
500
These strings of beads sewn together were used for decoration and trading.
What is wampum?
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