Northwest Coast
What foods did the Northwest Coast Native Americans eat? Name at least 3 foods.
Salmon, Seal, Shellfish, Elk, Deer, Wolves, Bear
These two major rivers run through the Plateau region
Fraser and Columbia
In which four states is the Southwest Native American Region located?
Ariona, New Mexico, Southern Colorado, and Texas
Where are the Great Plains located?
Between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains.
These three crops were called the Three Sisters
corn, bean, squash
What type of homes did the Northwest Coast Native Americans build?
Plank Houses made from cedar wood.
Why is the climate of the Plateau region harsh?
It has extremely cold, snowy winters and warm summers.
What kind of bricks did the Southwest Native Americans used to build their homes?
Adobe bricks
What animal did the Great Plains Native Americans rely on to live?
The Buffalo.
Name two ways Eastern Woodlands peoples traveled using resources from their environment
Tree bark canoes and wooden snowshoes
According to the Tlingit saying, when this happens “the table is set”
When the tide goes out
What kind of shelter did the California Native Americans live in?
Grass Huts
The Cherokee belonged to this cultural region
Southeast
What type of shelter were the Great Plains Native Americans able to move from place to place?
A teepee.
What are the two type of shelters that the Eastern Woodland Native Americans built?
The wigwam and the longhouse.
How did the Northwest Coast Native Americans represent their culture? They would carve posts called what -
The built Totem Polls.
Plateau peoples traditionally lived in this type of home
pit houses
The Southwest
Describe the climate the Great Plains
Tipis and earth lodges
What natural resources can be found in the Eastern Woodland region?
Lush forests, rivers, streams, and ocean coastlines.
Where in the United States is the Northwest Coast located? What is the climate like?
Pacific Ocean Coast. Mild weather and heavy rains.
What was a vision quest?
boys and girls fasted and hoped to communicate with a spirit
Name 2 tribes in either Southwest or Southeast.
Navajo, Cherokee, Zuni, Hopi, Apache
What are some things the Great plains Native Americans made from a buffalo?
Clothing, shelter, blankets.
Explain what a matrilineal system is
Family descent/ancestry is traced through the mother’s line