Eastern Woodland
These are the houses of the Algonquian.
Wigwam
This is the number one resource of the people of the Plains... Besides Water
Buffalo
These are Navajo houses
Hogans
What type of homes did the people of the Northwest typically live in?
Longhouses
When is the Quiz?
Tomorrow, Tuesday, Dec. 12th
Name the Two main Native American tribes in the Eastern Woodland Area.
Iroquois
Algonquian
What does it mean to be a nomad?
Not having a permanent home and always being on the move.
These people are descendants of the Anasazi
The Pueblo people
What is the difference between the longhouse of the people of the Northwest and the longhouse of the Iroquois?
Northwest = Bigger and Decorated
Iroquois = smaller and not decorated in any way.
The Navajo lived on what is now called the Four Corners. Name the four States that make up the four corners.
Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona
What are the Three Sisters?
Corn
Beans
Squash
Why are Tepees so important to the people of the plains?
Easy to pack up and move when they needed to follow the Buffalo
Who are the two Native American tribes that are considered Pueblo?
Hopi
Zuni
What did the people of the Northwest use whales for?
Meat and Oil for lamps.
This region of the US spans from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains.
The Plains
The Eastern Woodland area is located in the land East of the Mississippi River. In this area where are the Iroquois located and where are the Algonquian people located?
Iroqois = Northeast
Algonquian = Southeast
What was the purpose of the Sun Dance?
The plains people believed it would keep the buffalo strong, and it was a sign of respect to the environment.
Explain the difference between the homes of the Pueblo and the homes of the Navajo
Pueblo lived close together in apartment-style housing.
Navajo lived in single-family small houses (hogans) and lived very far apart from other Navajo people
Explain the differences between the geographic features/climate of the people of the Northwest and the people of the Southwest.
Northwest = lots of water, plants, and animals.
Southwest = Dry, not much plant or animal life
Besides Tepees, these were other types of houses that some people of the Plains lived in.
Lodges
How did the Iroquois and the Algonquian settle disputes?
Created a Confederacy, to try and talk it out peacefully rather than go to war.
This is the term used in describing the dry jerky-like meat that the Plains people made.
Pemmican
How did the Hopi help the Navajo survive in the Southwest?
They showed them how to grow crops so they could have a surplus, and how to store water.
Salmon
There are two main groups of the Central Plains. Name those two.
Hint: Two States are named after them.
Iowa
Missouri