How did I Get Here?
This is the communities Native Americans were born into. These communities identified culture, practices, location, and more for every given people.
What are Tribes?
This large beast, millions in number, was the major driving force for the survival of tens of thousands of Natives, that in a decades time suddenly disappeared.
What is the American bison/buffalo?
For many native tribes, this vegetable was a staple food group that could be grown in dry arid climates or in heavy forested areas. Its many uses and cooking methods, especially when ground and mixed to a dough, popularized it in many Mexican/South American dishes even to this today.
What is Corn?
These homes that rhyme quit well with "pickup" would actually be abandoned rather than moved when no longer needed. Its a good thing they were so easily built, only needing wood and leaves.
What was a "Wickiups"?
When this man first met native people, he abused them and pushed them all under the same name of “Indian.”
Who was Christopher Columbus?
Many Native Americans hunted this large sea creature, using its fat for oil and bones for tools. Its large size could feed dozens of families for many nights.
What is a whale?
When farmed lands failed, many natives went to this European exported animal as a way to survive. They raised it for its ability to eat almost anything.
What are sheep/goats?
These large homes, that were very similar to the ones Viking made, often can house more than one family at a time.
What is a longhouse?
Some time around 10,000 BC natives crossed this ice bridge to reach the new continent from Russia.
What is Beringia?
With its construction, forests were cut down, mountains were blown clean through, and natives were displaced. Thousands of workers labored day and night to break down travel time like never before.
What was the Transcontinental Railway?
The Birch tree had many uses, but its was the main resource needed for Natives to build this item, which allowed them to control the waterways.
What is a canoe?
These portable homes allowed for Natives to pack up and leave at a moments notice, leaving entire camp sights behind in no time at all.
What are teepees?
These two domesticated animals made their way from Europe and changed Native life forever, one for the better and one for the worse.
What are horses/sheep and cows/pigs?
This empire was one of the last Native Empires to survive, before falling under the conquest of the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés.
What was the Aztec Empire?
When speaking about basic needs, water comes to mind, but in this case, rivers and water ways were used in these three major methods to better the natives life (besides staying hydrated).
What is trade, travel, and fishing?
The Chippewa tribes, as well as many others, used these small dome shaped homes as permeant settlements.
What was a Wigwam?
The taking of children from their families, the Trail of Tears, and the removal of natives from their homeland were all parts of this larger picture, in which Americans believed was a mission given by God.
What was Manifest Destiny?
These colonizers took over land near rich fur trading centers, their demand for beaver fur was so great many local natives exterminated all beaver dens in the area to fill the demand.
Who are the French?
This workable substance helped these native people by building homes, stay warm, protected them from harsh weather, and preserved food.
What is snow?
Tribes built this type of home onto or even inside rocky cliff faces. While abandoned, many still hold up to this day.
What are adobe?