Northwest
What are two major natural resources found in the Northwest region?
bear, deer, elk, beaver, salmon, berries, whale, cedar, wood,
What is the primary types of home used by many Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains and what was it made from?
teepees from buffalo hide
Name 2 major groups from the southwest region
Pueblo, Navajo, Hopi, Zuni, Acoma, Taos, San Ildefonso
Where is the northeast region?
Maine to Minnesota
Where is the southeast region?
North Carolina to Florida, west to Texas
Name two tribes from the region.
Tlingit, Kwa Kiutl, Haida, Salish
Name one major animal that was crucial to the lives of Great Plains Indigenous peoples.
bison or buffalo
What are 2 sources of food for the southwest?
small desert animals, prickly pear, berries, crops
What are the 2 types of farming used in the region?
Slash and Burn
3 Sisters Farming
What type of environment did they live in?
A thinly wooded area with mild climate.
Who held the important roles in PNW society?
women
Name 2 religious ceremonies or practices.
Vision quests
Sun Dances
What is a common type of dwelling used by Indigenous peoples in the Southwest?
Cliffside houses or Hogans
What types of homes did they live in and what were they made of?
Longhouses made from bent poles and covered with sheets of bark.
Wigwams made of bark and wood
Name 4 major tribes from the SE region.
Cherokee, Seminole, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Catawba, Tuscarora
What type of climate is typical in the Northwest region?
Wet, cold, rainy, rainforest
Name 3 tribes from the region.
Natchez, Comanche, Lakota, Blackfoot, Crow, Pawnee, Cheyenne, Arapaho
What is the significance of kachina dolls in Southwest Indigenous cultures?
To teach the children about the Kachina spirits
What sacred objects did they use?
What type of homes did Southeastern Woodlands Indigenous peoples typically build?
Wattle and daub huts made from wooden frames and clay
Name 3 things they used wood to build in the northwest.
dams, traps, canoes, long houses, boxes, spoons, masks, tools, totem poles, baskets, clothing
What sacred objects were part of religious practices?
medicine bundles, peace pipes
What is the Navajo (Dine) Nation known for today?
The larges federally recognized tribe in the U.S., over 300,000 enrolled members today.
Skilled traders and craftspeople
Discuss the importance of the Iroquois Confederacy in Northeastern Woodlands history.
To maintain peace among tribes.
What was the Creek Confederacy?
Red towns=War
White towns=Peace