Natural Resources
Manahatta
Contributions
Symbols/Stories
Native American Government
100
Burned out trees were used to build these. They were used for transportation.
What are canoes?
100
The name of Manahatta today.
What is Manhattan?
100
Two words that can describe Native American values towards the members of their clan or tribe?
What is sharing and caring?
100
Native American folktales or stories always included
What are animals?
100
Some one who is allowed to act for others.The Tribes would send one of these people to the Tribal Council to express that tribes needs or concerns.
What is a representative?
200
The native Americans made arrow heads out of this material.
What was flint?
200
Manahatta is an island, penninsula, or a state
What is an island?
200
Today it is a team sport played by Native Americans. In the past, it was used as a form of communication between tribes.
What is snowsnake?
200
A Native American story that explains how the earth was created.
What is the Sky Woman story?
200
These people would choose the tribal leader. They were also the oldest woman in the tribe.
Who was the clan mother?
300
The Native Americans would use all parts of an animals body why?
What is because animals are considered sacred to the Native Americans and if you kill an animal you must use all of its body and not let any part go to waste.
300
These houses were build by Native American tribes and found throughout New York State. These houses could shelter many families at one time.
What is a longhouse?
300
Roles of Native American men in their village.
What was to hunt for the village and provide food.
300
These symbols represented drawings and meanings
What are pictographs?
300
Whenever there was a problem in the tribe . The people would get together and have this. They might dance, and talk things out.
What is a powwow?
400
Shell money or something that was as used by Native Americans in a trade or treaty.
What is wampum?
400
Native American tribes built their villages near these things.
What was finding a good food supply?
What was water to drink?
What was water for transportation?
400
Roles of Native American women in a village.
What was to take care of the children, cook, make , spears, arrows,harvest crops.
400
What is the Tree of Peace?
400
This law declared a basic respect for the rights of all people and influenced the making of the Constitution.
What was the Great Law of Peace?
500
Name something else found in nature that the Native Americans used to make their lives easier.
What are shells for spoons?
What are trees and branches for building homes?
What are animals for food and fur?
What are the oceans and lakes for food and transportion?
500
The meaning of the word Manahatta.
What is hilly island?
500
A game that is very popular today, that was created by Native Americans long ago. This game is played with long sticks.
What is lacrosse?
500
This Native American story is about a girl who was greedy and selfish. The story teaches a lesson about being selfless and treating others with respect.
What is Why cornhusk Doll has no face?
500
How each tribe treated other tribes under the treaty of peace.
Each tribe had an equal share. No one tribe ruled all the other tribes. Like our 50 states.