Road Trip USA!

Road Trip USA!This week, you will be learning about the different Native American tribes and where they are located in the USA.

Week 4

LO: I can identify the different Native American Tribes.

I can identify Native American tribes in the USA.

I can identify US states from their abbreviations .

I can match the Native American tribes that settled there.

Do Now ActivityOn a piece of paper or in your books, write the question below and complete.

How many famous landmarks of the USA can you name? (physical or human features)

Do Now Activity - AnswerHow many famous landmarks of the USA can you name? (physical or human features)

There are many you could name but here are a few:

Golden Gate Bridge, Grand Canyon, Statue of Liberty, Mississippi River, Disneyworld Resort.

Who were the Native Americans?•People had been living in America for thousands of years before Christopher Columbus arrived in 1495.

•He believed he had landed in India and noticed the natives wearing a lot of red paint. This is where the name ‘Red Indians’ came from.

•There were ‘Plains Indians’ and ‘Forest Indians’ who lived differently, off the land around them.

Click on the link below to find out more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2YidQrQuec

Tribes• Native Americans lived in tribes.

• Each tribe has their own customs, language and history.

• There were over 30 different Plains Indians tribes.

• Tribes were split into bands, each containing a few hundred people.

• Each tribe had a chief as a leader, and a council of elders who discussed issues and problems.

• Most tribes had a medicine man, who was very wise and could contact the spirit world.

• Today, these tribes are much smaller in numbers but many of the traditions remain.

Native American Tribes

Native Americans are often grouped into tribes or nations. These groupings are generally based on peoples that shared the same culture, language, religion, customs, and politics. There are over 1000 Native American Tribes in the United States.

The tribes have settled in fourteen states across the United States of America. On next slide, there is a map of America of where the tribes have settled and what Native Indian tribes have settled in these areas.

Native American Tribe Map

Native American TribeArctic/Subarctic -These Native Americans survived some of the coldest weather on the planet. They include the Inuit people of Alaska who live primarily off of whale and seal meat.

Native American TribeCalifornian - Tribes living in the area that is today the state of California such as the Mohave and the Miwok.

Native American TribeGreat Basin - This is a dry area and was one of the last to have contact with Europeans. The Great Basin tribes include the Washo, Ute, and Shoshone.

Native American TribeGreat Plains - One of the largest areas and perhaps most famous group of American Indians, the Great Plains Indians are known for hunting bison. They used to be nomadic people who moved constantly following the bison herds. Tribes of the Great Plains include the Blackfoot, Arapaho who lived in tepees and the, Cheyenne, Comanche and Crow.

Native American TribeNortheast Woodlands - Includes the Iroquois Indians of New York, the Wappani, and the Shawnee.

Native American TribeNorthwest Coast/Plateau - These Native Americans are known for their houses made of cedar planks as well as their totem poles. Tribes include the Nez Perce, Salish, and the Tlingit.

Native American TribeSoutheast - The largest Native American tribe, the Cherokee,live in the Southeast.

Other tribes include the Seminole in Florida and the Chickasaw. These tribes tend to stay in one place and are skilled farmers.

Native American TribeSouthwest - The Southwest is dry and the Native Americans live in tiered homes made out of adobe bricks. Famous tribes here include the Navajo Nation, the Apache, and the Pueblo Indians.

Task 1Below, is the full list of 14 states and their Native American tribes:

1. New York (Iroquois) 8. Colorado (Ute)

2. Minnesota (Sioux) 9. Nebraska (Cheyenne)

3. North Dakota (Cree) 10. Texas (Kiowa)

4. Washington (Chinook) 11. Louisiana (Choctaw)

5. Idaho (Nez Perces) 12. Florida (Calusa)

6. California (Chumash) 13. Tennessee (Cherokee)

7. Arizona (Navajo) 14. Virginia (Powhatan).

Each of these states has a unique two letter code. Your task is to match the two letter code to the state name it belongs to. How many can you get right? On the next slides are the state codes. On a piece of paper or in your book, write out the state name, the Indian tribe and the two letter code next to it. Good luck!

State Codes

State Codes

Task 2In your book or on a piece of paper, write the questions below and answer in full sentences. You will find the answers on the previous slides.

1. Where did the name ‘Red Indians’ come from?2. What were the two different types of Indians that lived off

the land?

3. How do the Native Americans live?4. Who is the leader of each tribe?5. What did these groupings mainly share?6. Name the tribes of the ‘Great Plains’?7. What is the name of the Native American tribe of New York?

Task 1 - AnswersBelow, is the full list of 14 states and their Native American tribes:

1. New York (Iroquois) NY 8. Colorado (Ute) CO

2. Minnesota (Sioux) MN 9. Nebraska (Cheyenne) NE

3. North Dakota (Cree) ND 10. Texas (Kiowa) TX

4. Washington (Chinook) WA 11. Louisiana (Choctaw) LA

5. Idaho (Nez Perces) ID 12. Florida (Calusa) FL

6. California (Chumash) CA 13. Tennessee (Cherokee) TN

7. Arizona (Navajo) AZ 14. Virginia (Powhatan) VA

Task 2 - AnswersIn your book or on a piece of paper, write the questions below and answer in full sentences. You will find the answers on the previous slides.

1. The name ‘Red Indians’ came from Christopher Columbus as he believed he had landed in India and the native people were wearing a lot of red paint.

2. The two different types of Indians living off the land are the ‘Plains’ Indians and ‘Forest’ Indians.

3. The Native Americans live in tribes.

4. The leader of a tribe is called a Chief.

5. These grouping mainly share the same, language, religion, customs, and politics.

6. The tribes of the Great Plains are the Blackfoot, Arapaho, the Cheyenne, Comanche and Crow

7. The name of the Native Americn Tribe from New York are the Iroquios.

Exit Ticket

Next week, we are going to learn about the Iroquois tribe.

Using the internet, find out an interesting fact about the Iroquois and write it in your book or on a piece of paper.

Keep it safe. You will need it next week.