a social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect, typically having a recognized leader
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What kind of animals roamed the great plain Indians?
Bison (Buffalo), deer, elk, bear, beaver, porcupine, antelope and wolves
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What was the geography of the State of Eastern Woodlands?
Lush woodlands, rivers, ocean with animals such as Squirrels, white-tailed deer, raccoon, bear, squirrel, beaver, moose, and caribou
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What are the 3 main culture group for the southwest native Americans?
The Farmers - The Yuma and Pima
The Villagers - The Zuni, Pueblo and Hopi
The Nomads - The Apache and Navajo
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What kind of animals could be found in the California central valley area?
Deer, elk, rabbits, squirrels, quail, chipmunks, mountain sheep and bear ,Seals, sea lions and sea otters,
Salmon, trout, eels, clams and crab
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Why where native american tribe different all around the world?
The way of life for the American Indians was dictated by climate, land, natural raw materials available and the animals, fish, birds, plants, nuts, berries and trees that were available to them.
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What was the way of life for great plain Indians in terms of food?
Nomadic Hunters and farmers
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What language did the woodland Indians speak?
Algonquian
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The languages for the southwest native americans?
Siouan, Algonquian, Caddoan, Uto-Aztecan and Athabaskan
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What is the Geography of the State of California Native Americans?
Mild temperate climate. Sea coastal regions, rivers and lakes
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How do the native Americans today maintain their culture?
Today, Native American tribes maintain their cultural heritage by continuing to paint, carve, sculpt, and even sew traditional clothes.
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What are some of the most famous tribes from the great plains Indians ?
Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Sioux, Pawnee, Crow, Comanche and Arapaho
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What where the physical characteristics of the woodland Indians?
The physical characteristics of Eastern woodland Indians are dark brown eyes, prominent cheek bones, straight black hair, and scantiness of beard.
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What is the Geography of the State of Southwest Native Americans?
Dry, rocky land with cactus. Hot and arid. Little rain, crops required irrigation
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What kind of stuff did the California native Americans believe in ?
The California native Americans believed in Tricksters which features the legends and mythology of the "transformers" who transform, or change, the world into its present state.
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What kind of gods and spirit did the native Americans believe in?
The animals were considered spirits, and although they were hunted and killed there meat was never wasted.The rain and sun were considered to be Gods, giving the Indians a sign that the seasons changed.
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What did the great plain area include?
The Great Plains area includes the States of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.
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What was the effect of Inter-tribal warfare?
Since Inter-tribal warfare was so harsh and frequent that people of some tribes lived in villages which were fortified by fencing and reinforced with dirt.
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What kind of ceremonies did the southwest native Americans have?
The ceremonies of the Southwest Native Americans included the winter and summer solstice festivals of the Niman during which the Snake Dance was performed and the Soyal festival.
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What languages did the California native Americans speak?
The languages of the California Native Americans included Athapaskan, Penutian and Uto-Aztecan.
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Why did native Americans use totem poles, dream catchers ?
The totem pole was a tall wooden carving of various animals sometimes it represented a family member who has died it was also believed that each person was assigned to an animal and their spirit was absorbed into the animals death.While the dream catcher symbolizes holding onto good things in life, while the holes in the catcher are there to filter out bad thoughts and feelings.
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What where some of the beliefs from the great plain Indians?
The Religion, Ceremonies and Beliefs were based on Animism.Animism is based on the spiritual or religious idea that the universe and all natural objects have souls or spirits like animals, plants, trees, rocks etc.
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What kind of clothing did the woodland Indians wear in the summer and winter?
Little clothing in the summer, animal skins (Buckskin) in winter
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What are some of the famous tribes of the southwest Indians?
The famous tribes include Hopi, Pueblo, Zuni, Yuam, Apache and Navajo etc.
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What where the natural resources found in the California central valley are?
Oak Trees, buckeye, mushrooms, roots, acorns, nuts and grasses, seaweed.