Northwest Coastal Region
These statues were carved of cedar wood to tell stories or to honor family members that had past. They were made by the Northwestern tribes.
What are totem poles?
The Navajo people called themselves
Dine-which means 'the people'
This region consisted of southeastern Canada and north eastern United States and the vegetation was primarily
Woodlands
This animal was the primary food source of the Plains tribes. After the meat was eaten, the rest of the animal was the primary natural resource for the tribes used to make their tools, homes, and clothing.
What is bison or buffalo?
This was a temporary shelter used on hunting trips.
Igloo
What did the Northwest Coast men often wear for protection of the environment?
Bark rain gear
What were the houses called in the Southwest?
Pueblos
What is the vessel that was often used for transportation?
canoes
The tribes of the Great Plains primarily ate bison, moose, deer, rabbits, antelope and ...
prairie dogs
The Inuit had lots of sea and land animals to hunt. The two most important of these were
The caribou and the seal
What animal did the people of the Northwest have the greatest connection to?
The salmon
The Navajo Nation is the largest Indigenous reservation in the United States. It covers ___ acres
It covers about 16 million acres. That's about the size of the state of West Virginia.
What is the title of the person who usually cured people?
A Shaman
What materials were berries used for paint on?
Buffalo hides
This animals intestine was waterproof and used to make waterproof clothing
The seal
What do you call people of the longhouse?
Haudenosaunee
True or False? Families of the southwest have different colors, styles, designs for pottery
True
Why are wigwam dome shaped?
The curved, arched frame of poles is efficient because it requires less material and can better withstand wind and snow, while its circular shape helps contain heat for warmth during the winter.
_____ remain deeply important to many Native Americans, especially the Plains tribes. Today, they are symbols of tradition and ancient values.
Horses
Canadian scientists did a study to find out the warmest winter clothes of the Inuit. Which animal provided the materials for the warmest clothing?
The caribou
Ceremonies were often held here
sweat lodge
What is the language that many tribes of the southwest use?
Athabaskan
People's diets depended on...
what they could find where they lived.
What were the dimensions of a typical teepee?
20-50 feet wide and 30 feet tall
The name of the type of snow that is ideal for building an igloo
Sintered