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Native Am. Traditions
Native Am. History in Maine
Native Am. Headquarters
Native Am. Stereotypes
Grab Bag
100
Maine Native Americans would often get their meat to eat by doing this.
Hunting (fishing also is acceptable)
100
This Maine tribe is not officially recognized by the United States Government. It begins with the letter "A".
Abenaki
100
This Native American tribe has its Maine headquarters on Indian Island near a river named after the tribe.
Penobscot
100
True or False: All Native Americans bang on drums.
False
100
We saw a movie about a Penobscot woman who became very talented at making these items.
Baskets
200
Maine Native Americans often used birch bark to make this type of transportation.
Canoes
200
True or False: Native Americans have lived in the Maine region for more than 10,000 years.
True
200
This Native American tribe has two Maine headquarters, on of which is in the eastern Maine town of Perry.
Passamaquoddy
200
True or False: Native Americans don't drive cars. They ride horses.
False
200
Maine Native Americans made many medicines from these things that grow.
Plants
300
Many years ago, Maine Native Americans lived in small round buildings called these.
Wigwams
300
When European settlers first came to Maine almost 400 years ago, many Wabanaki people died due to this.
Diseases (illnesses or sicknesses also acceptable)
300
This Native American tribe has its Maine headquarters in the northern Maine town of Presque Isle.
Micmac
300
True or False: Not all Native Americans make baskets.
True
300
This mountain is one of the most important places for Maine's Native Americans.
Katahdin
400
Maine Native Americans often used these sharp tools to catch fish from canoes.
Spears.
400
The Native Americans fought the British settlers because the settlers kept taking this from them.
Their land or property (their homes is also acceptable)
400
This Native American tribe has two Maine headquarters, one in the eastern Maine town of Princeton.
Passamaquoddy
400
True or False: Native Americans lived only in the past. They don't exist today.
False.
400
Most Native American legends were passed on to other people this way.
Storytelling or stories (not written down)
500
Many Maine Native Americans could walk on the snow easily because they made these.
Snowshoes
500
After the French and Indian War, many Wabanaki Indians fled to this country to the north.
Canada
500
This Native American tribe has its Maine headquarters located near the northern Maine town of Littleton.
Maliseet
500
True or False: Most Native American children go to school.
True.
500
Most of these Maine Native American Headquarters are located in these two parts of the state (think of compass rose directions).
North and East