General Tribe Life
In pre-colonial North America, groups of communities where people had the same customs and government were called
What is tribes
The Eastern Woodlands tribes used for clothes
What is hides or skins
The land in the southeast was rich in plants that were made into
What is medicine
The shelters used by tribes in the West that were easy to move
What is Wickiups
Animals the Inuit used for transportation
What is dogs
Every tribe had a name for this basic need
What is shelter
The small shelters that the Northeast Woodland tribes built while hunting
What is Wigwams
When clay, straw, and water are mixed and baked into hard bricks they form
What is adobe?
In colder seasons, Western tribes wore
What is furs
The food supply in the Arctic was
What is scarce
Native American people meet their wants and needs through
What is trade and communication
In Northwest tribes, a carving made of wood that tells a tribe’s history and stories
What is totem
The homes some Southwest tribes had made of wood and packed dirt
What is hogans
The main source of food and materials for the Midwest tribes
What is Bison?
Arctic tribes typically transport themselves across the snowy landscape using
What are sleds, toboggans, and dogs
Tribes that moved to follow bison or other animals created shelters that were
What is easy to move
Tall, cone-shaped houses made of bison hides stretched over wooden poles
What is tepees
The Creek tribe built large earthen mounds as
What is Ceremonial complexes
Tribes use homes that were easy to move to
What is follow large herds of animals
The animals Arctic tribes hunted to get food
What is seals and caribou
Each tribe had a sophisticated society of
What is Families, markets, and governments
Animals hunted by the Northwest Tribes
What are bear, elk and deer
To help crops grow, the Southwest tribes...
What is Irrigated farmland
The plains of North America were ideal for
What is farming and hunting animals that graze for food
When food was scarce Arctic tribes would