Origins and migration
These continents are where Native American ancestors came from.
What is Asia?
The three main crops grown by most tribes, also known as "The Three Sisters."
What are corn, beans, and squash?
A large home that held many families.
What is a longhouse?
One material Native Americans used to make tools.
What is stone?
The main way Native Americans traveled long distances.
What is by canoe?
This land bridge connected Asia and Alaska.
What is the Bering Strait?
This was used as fertilizer to help crops grow in sandy soil.
What is fish?
A small, round shelter for one family.
What is a wigwam?
These were made from animal bones and used for sewing.
What are needles?
Rivers were called the “____________” of transportation.
What are highways?
Native Americans have lived in New York for about this many years.
What is 13,000 years?
Women in most tribes were responsible for planting and this.
What is harvesting?
Most clothing was made from this animal’s skin.
What is deerskin?
This plant was used to treat stomach issues and skin rashes.
What is sage?
Canoes carved from burned-out logs.
What are dugout canoes?
Some researchers believe early people arrived this way instead of by land.
What is by boat?
These small farming mounds helped prevent soil erosion.
What are milpas?
These pelts were nearly waterproof and used for winter clothing.
What are beaver and otter pelts?
Black willow bark was brewed into tea for this purpose.
What is pain relief?
Shell beads used for trade and money.
What is wampum?
Groups of Native Americans that formed in different regions of New York.
What are tribes?
Tribes on Long Island hunted this large ocean animal for food.
What is a whale?
This berry helped make purple dye for decorating clothes.
What is an elderberry?
This material was NOT used to make Native American tools.
What is metal?
A formal agreement between tribes for protection and resources.
What is an alliance?