REGIONS
HOMES
RESOURCES
CUSTOMS
VOCABULARY
100
People in this region grew more than 24 different kinds of corn
What is Southwestern Region?
100
adobe structures made from clay
What are pueblos
100
Northwest Coast tribes were considered wealthy because they had an abundance of this food.
What is salmon?
100
In the Eastern Woodlands, when someone in the tribe died,they had a special ceremony that lasted five days.
What is the Cry Ceremony?
100
A period of below-average rainfall in a given region, resulting in prolonged shortages in the water supply.
What is a drought?
200
buffalo hunters
Who are Plains Indians?
200
Eastern Woodlands lived in these round shaped houses
What are Wigwams
200
The plains Indians depended on this for survival
What is Buffalo
200
An Eastern Woodland nation known for performing scalp dances when celebrating victories.
What is the Mohawk nation
200
A gift-giving feast/party practiced by indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast
What is a potlatch?
300
Spokane, Yakama, Walla Walla, Couer'DAlene, Nez Perce
Who are the Plateau tribes?
300
The plains Indians used these when they followed the buffalo.
What is a tepee
300
tools, cord, clothing, food, storage containers
What are the many uses for the buffalo?
300
The hopis in the southwest had a special dance, to worship ancestors and to help bring rain for a good harvest.
What is a Snake Dance?
300
Another word for corn
What is maize?
400
Five nations came together to form a powerful league of native Americans who spoke the same language, believed in the same gods, had similar customs, and considered cooperation to be important quality of everyday life.
Who are the Iroquois League of Nations?
400
Plateau Indians lived in underground earthen houses.
What is a Pit house
400
Animals hunted in the Eastern Woodlands.
What are bear, deer, raccoons, rabbit, and elk?
400
These dolls were used to help teach their religion to the children in the clans. They were made to represent different spirits they worshiped and often times the men would dress up like these dolls while they chanted and danced.
What is a Kachina doll?
400
The medicine man or healer of the village
What is a Shaman?
500
Fishing for Salmon and hunting whale was common in this region.
What is Northwest Coast?
500
Navajos in the Southwest lived in these dome shaped huts, similar to the wigwam and the pit house.
What are Hogans?
500
Southwest tribes used the clay from the earth to make their houses.
What is adobe?
500
We can learn about the culture of the Pacific Northwest Coast Native Americans by observing the animals and symbols carved in wood to tell a story.
What is a totem pole?
500
Spanish word for town or village
What is a Pueblo?
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