The Land
How many American Indian culture groups were in North America?
8
None--they used every part of the animal that was killed
formal agreement between two groups of people or countries
treaty
tall statues that told stories in American Indian cultures
totem poles
the country many American Indians fled to during or after war with settlers
Canada
This 'contract' divided up land on reservations, gave land individuals, broke tribal relationships, because the US government thought this would help the natives become farmers.
The Dawes Act of 1887
A way of life amount people in a region
culture
shelter
a set of ways groups of people have of doing things
customs
the way people in a tribe learned about their ancestors, customs, and life
storytelling
This person who mistook Native Americans for this group of people when arriving on land. Name the person and country he thought he landed on
Christopher Columbus and India
3 environments Native Americans lived in
forest, deserts, plains
Shelter used by the Arctic and Subarctic
Igloos
A valuable item used to trade or barter for other items needed by the American Indians
horses
a special event that marks a special day or season
ceremony
He passed the Indian Removal Act of 1830. Made promises and then took them away from the American Indians
President Andrew Jackson
The name of a group of Native Americans living together in the same environment.
tribe
Used to make weaved baskets by the California Indians
plants
A record of the 5 Iroquois nations making peace is found on what item
the Hiawatha Belt
a type of story or tale of a culture is passed down is called...
a folktale
In 1838, Cherokee Indians traveled from Georgia to Oklahoma where many died along this 116 day journey. This was called...
The Trail of Tears
The way a community produces and uses goods and services
economy
Water was scarce with Southwest Indians, how did they get water to their land
digging trenches/channels from large water sources to their crops
A high ranked older person in a tribe's government
an elder (chiefs had very little power in the government, only in leadership of the tribe)
If rain or hopes of a good crop was needed, American Indians would do this activity among their tribe
dance or pow-wow
Other than a tipi, name 2 other shelters that were used by tribes
igloo, pueblo/adobe, wigwam, plank house