The Five Civilized Tribes
This tribe had a written language created by Sequoyah.
Who are the Cherokee?
This tribe became nomadic after acquiring horses and relied heavily on bison hunting.
Who are the Cheyenne?
This tribe helped the Pilgrims and practiced the “Three Sisters” method of planting.
Who are the Wampanoag?
Their language was used as code during World War II.
Who are the Navajo?
This small agricultural tribe currently owns fewer than 50 cows.
Who are the Iowa?
They believed in good and evil spirits and were the first to cross the Trail of Tears.
Who are the Choctaw?
They were known for their guerrilla fighting warfare and lived nomadically in the plains.
Who are the Apache?
Known as the Downstream People, they were forcibly moved from the Ohio River Valley to Oklahoma.
Who are the Miami?
This ancient tribe, also called the Ancient Puebloans, died out before Europeans arrived due to drought.
Who are the Anasazi?
This confederacy included the Lakota, Dakota, and many others, dating back 3,000 years.
Who are the Sioux?
Their original homeland was the Southeast Woodlands, and today they are based in Ada, Oklahoma.
Who are the Chickasaw?
Known for their spiritual belief in the white calf bison, they became nomadic after horses were introduced.
Who are the Lakota?
Closest tribe to the Shawnee, spiritually connected to fire.
Who are the Potawatomi?
Originally hunter-gatherers, they later grew blue corn and developed agriculture.
: Who are the Hopi?
Originally from the Great Lakes, they later joined the Otoe and today are based in Red Rocks, Oklahoma.
Who are the Missouria?
Formed in the 18th century in Florida, they fought back against removal and now live in both Oklahoma and Florida
Who are the Seminole?
A nomadic Plains tribe whose entire culture was centered on the bison.
Who are the Blackfeet?
Part of the Iroquois Confederacy, their women farmed while men hunted.
Who are the Mohawk?
Known for their fishing program, they were originally from Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
Who are the Nez Perce?
Famous for helping Lewis and Clark, their lifestyle changed dramatically after horses arrived.
Who are the Shoshone?
Known as basketmakers, they were once part of the Mound Builders of the Mississippi River Valley.
Who are the Creek?
Traditionally from the Yellowstone River region, they were skilled horsemen.
Who are the Crow?
Largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy.
Who are the Seneca?
Who are the Nez Perce?
Who are the Osage?
From Nebraska and Kansas, they lived in earthen homes and had a religion based on the cosmos.
Who are the Pawnee?