How and why did American Indian cultural regions differ?

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CHAPTER 3 AMERICAN INDIAN CULTURAL REGIONS 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?

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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

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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>?

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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

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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

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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

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3.3 AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE CALIFORNIA-INTERMOUNTAIN REGION

Homes Ice cream

Using nature Shells and beads Roots, branches, grasses, reeds, etc

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Buffalo considered sacred Extremely valuable teepee

How were buffalos used?

3.6 AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE GREAT PLAINS

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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

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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

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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

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Homes Chickees

Wooden platforms Slanted roof No walls

Clothes Leggings for protection

Canoes

3.8 AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE SOUTHEAST

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READING FURTHER

The Makahs

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READING FURTHER

The Taos

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READING FURTHER

The Iowas

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READING FURTHER

The Senecas