Native American Jeopardy

Essential Questions

100

What month is Native American/American Indian Heritage Month?

November.

200

Who helped the United States during WWII?

The Navajo people (Navajo code talkers).

300

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.

400

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

500

How did the physical features (Great Plains, Atlantic Coastal Plains, Great Basin), affect the lifestyle of the Native Americans?

The Pawnee lived in the Great Plains where they could travel after buffalo. The Seminole lived along the Atlantic Coastal Plains in the warm muggy areas. The Nez Perce lived in the Great Basin with the plateau.

Random

100

How many languages did Native Americans Speak?

More then 300 languages.

200

What is a plateau?

A broad, falt area of high land.

300

What is the NCAI?

National Congress Of American Indians.

400

What animal did the Hopie help herd?

Sheep for wool clothing

500

In what type of shape were Pawnee houses built and what did they cover it with?

They were built in DOME shapes, they were covered with strips of grassy earth to keep the homes hot or cool.