Homes/Shelter
These homes were used by the Pawnee people lived in the Plains Region. They were made from wooden poles and the skins of animals. The shelters were portable and easy to put up and take down.
What is a tepee?
The Hopi people of this region used agriculture and irrgation to help grow their food.
What is a Southwest Region?
The Kwakiuti people of the Northwest made much of their clothing from this material.
What is animal hides?
The Seminole people of the Southeast fished, hunted and ate these vegetables.
What are the 3 sisters?
This type of shelter is found in the Southwest Region. It is made from adobe clay.
What is the pueblo?
The Inuit people of this region would hunt bear, elk and fish for seals.
What is the Arctic Region?
The Seminole people in the Southeast wore these on their feet.
What are moccasins?
This region has thatch roofs on their homes.
What is the Southeast Region?
This shelter was found in the Southeast Region. They were dwellings built on platforms three feet above the ground. The platform protected the houses from swampy ground. The roof was made of palmetto leaves and there were no walls.
What is a chickee?
The Kwakiuti people of this region fished for salmon.
What is the Northwest Region?
The Inuit in the Arctic region wore this to keep out the cold.
What is fur skin?
This type of house is made typically using cedar planks.
What is a plank house?
In the Northeast, this type of shelter is typically rectangular, with a framework of poles (often cedar) and covered with bark (especially elm or ash). They are long and rectangular.
What is a longhouse?
The Shawnee people of this region hunted deer, ate pumpkins and the three sisters.
What is the Northeast Region?
The Shawnee from the Northeast used this part of the animal as clothing.
What is animal skin?
The totem is from this region.
What is the Northwest?
These structures were made from packed snow and made from ice. The were lined with furs to trap the heat inside. They are found in the Artic Region.
What is an igloo?
The Pawnee people of this region hunted buffalo and ate the 3 sisters.
What is The Plains Region?
The Pawnee people of the Plains used this material to make their clothing.
What is leather?
The Inuit people of the Arctic used this from an animal to make clothing.
What is animal fur or fur skin?