American Indians of the plateau
Where did they live
Plateau
Did they have lack of water?
What did they eat
buffalo
This large geographic region, extending from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic Ocean, was home to many diverse Native American cultures.
Eastern Woodlands
Most clothing in the Southeast was made from this material, often tanned into soft leather or suede.
deerskin
How did they hunt
using bows and arrows
What did they grow
corn
what did they use to hunt
hardwood bows
what is the tribe called
Five Civilized Tribes
Along with beans and squash, this was the staple crop, often referred to as one of the "Three Sisters"
corn or maize
how did they make clothes
Plateau American Indians made clothes from natural materials like tule reeds, cedar bark, and animal hides.
how much people can be in a single village called a pueblo
about 1,000 people
how is there land like
a lot of grass and trees
The Eastern Woodlands peoples are primarily divided into two major groups based on these.
the languages they spoke Iroquoian and Algonquian
The two large language groups spoken among many of the Southeast nations including the Creek and Choctaw were Caddoan and this one.
Muskogean
what did they eat
salmon
How did they find living
SOme lived as nomadic wandering desert hunters
they only hunt for a few moths each year
The Iroquois, Powhatan, and Cherokee are all notable tribes from this culture area.
Eastern Woodlands tribes/nations
This specific act resulted in the forced relocation of over 100,000 American Indians from the Southeast to lands west of the Mississippi.
Indian Removal Act
how did they create houses
Plateau American Indians built two main types of houses: warm, semi-subterranean pit houses for winter
What does their southwest cultural region include
arizona,new mexico southern Utah and colorade and texas
What essential item, made from buffalo hooves, did Plains people use for glue and cooking pots?
Buffalo Hooves
The name "Haudenosaunee," meaning "people of the longhouse," refers to this specific confederacy of Iroquoian-speaking nations.
Iroquois Confederacy
The forced removal of the Cherokee nation, which caused thousands of deaths is known by this somber term.
the Trail of Tears