how and why did american indian cultural regions differ?
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CHAPTER 3AMERICAN INDIAN CULTURAL REGIONS
How and why did American Indian cultural regions differ?
3.1 INTRODUCTION
Adapting to surroundings Variety of cultures
Ways of living
American Indians Settled Nomadic
Cultural Regions 7 different regions
Use artifacts to determine regions
3.1 INTRODUCTION
Artifact Human-made object that helps us
understand how the people who made them lived
Hopi’s use clay pots to store food Indians in the Northwest uses wooden boxes
why>?
3.2 AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE NORTHWEST COAST
Lived on a narrow strip along Pacific Coast South of Inuits
Geography Dense fir, pine, cedar grew to the coastline
Settled on rocky beaches Mild climate
Heavy rainfall
Wildlife Fish, whales, deer, elk, mountain goats, bears,
wolves
3.2 AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE NORTHWEST COAST
Shelter Kwakiutls used would from forest
Totem poles outside each home
Clothes Cedar bark
Protect from rain Also used for rope
Fishing nets and traps
3.3 AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE CALIFORNIA-INTERMOUNTAIN REGION
Inland from pacific coast Southern California
Sierra Nevada Great Basin
Various Environments Great Basin=dessert California=milder climate
Tribes/Nations/Families Shoshones, Paiutes, Miwoks, Pomos
3.3 AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE CALIFORNIA-INTERMOUNTAIN REGION
Homes Ice cream
Using nature Shells and beads Roots, branches, grasses, reeds, etc
3.4 AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE SOUTHWEST
Driest cultural region Southwestern United States – Northern
Mexico Mountains, mesas, canyons, and deserts Little rainfall & extreme temperatures
Tribes Apaches
nomadics Hopis
settled
Homes Stone and adobe Cliff dwellings pueblos
Clothing Wore cotton Weaving for blankets and cloth Dyes and decorations
Food Clay pots
3.4 AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE SOUTHWEST
3.5 AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE PLATEAU
Between the Cascade and the Rocky mountains Flatlands, rolling hill, and gorges Include Canada and states Summers and winters Little rainfall
Water from rivers
Tribes Nez Perces, Spokanes, and Yakimas
Natural environment Plants and animals
Deer and bear Jackrabbits fish
Forests Thick grasses, berries and camas
Culture Underground homes Grass clothing Digging stick
3.5 AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE PLATEAU
3.6 AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE GREAT PLAINS
East of the Plateau Rocky Mountains to Mississippi Valley Canada to Texas Mostly treeless grassland Many animals
buffalo
Tribes Cheyennes, Pawnees, Comanches, and
Sioux
Buffalo considered sacred Extremely valuable teepee
How were buffalos used?
3.6 AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE GREAT PLAINS
3.7 AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE EASTERN WOODLANDS
Mississippi River to the Atlantic Ocean Four seasons Rain=streams and rivers Birch, oak and maple trees Turkey, deer and beaver
Tribes Iroquois
Mohawks, Senecas Algonquin
Mohegans, Delawares
Homes Wigwams
Winter and summer
Clothing Deer hide and other animal skins Capes from turkey feathers
Canoes Multiple trees Light weight
3.7 AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE EASTERN WOODLANDS
3.8 AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE SOUTHEAST
Ohio Valley to Gulf of Mexico and Texas to Atlantic Ocean River valleys, mountains, coastal plans, and
swamps Hot weather
Seminoles lived in the Florida Swamplands Various plants Deer, alligators, fish and snakes
Creeks lived in Georgia and Alabama Became Seminoles under Spanish rule
Escaped slaves also joined the tribe
Homes Chickees
Wooden platforms Slanted roof No walls
Clothes Leggings for protection
Canoes
3.8 AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE SOUTHEAST
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The Makahs
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The Taos
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The Iowas
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The Senecas