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Native American Nations
SS4H1 The student will describe how early Native American cultures developed in North America.
a. Locate where the Native Americans settled with emphasis on Arctic (Inuit), Northwest
(Kwakiutl), Plateau (Nez Perce), Southwest (Hopi), Plains (Pawnee), and Southeastern (Seminole).
b. Describe how the Native Americans used their environment to obtain food, clothing, and
shelter.
Six Regions of Native Americans
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Arctic
Plateau
Pacific Northwest
Plains
Southwest
Southeastern
Six Native American Tribes
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Inuit (Arctic)
Nez Perce (Plateau)
Kwakiutl (Pacific Northwest)
Pawnee (Plains)
Hopi (Southwest)
Seminole (Southeast)
United States Map
Georgia
Native American Regions
Southeastern
Southeastern Seminole
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Location: Florida
Climate: Humid; subtropical
Clothing: Long, light weight clothing (cloth)
Type of housing: Chickee
Food: Corns, beans, squash, wild game
Interesting fact: The Seminoles were formed by American
Indians from other tribes. Runaway slaves would often go
to Florida and join the Seminole tribe.
Chickee
Seminole Clothing
Seminole clothing
Seminole clothing
Plains
Plains - Pawnee
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Location: Midwest (Nebraska)
Climate: Hot in the summer; cold in the winter
(continental)
Clothing: Cloth and skins
Food: Buffalo, corn (maize), squash
Type of housing: Earth lodge; tepees for buffalo hunts
Interesting Fact: Plains Indians are most often known for
hunting buffalo. However, horses were not introduced to
North America until the Europeans. The Pawnee tribe
remained agricultural, even though they began using
horses to hunt buffalo.
Pawnee clothing
Pawnee robe
Pawnee Earth Lodge
Pawnee Earth Lodge
Diorama of Pawnee Earth Lodge
Diorama of Pawnee Earth Lodge
Inside Pawnee Earth Lodge
Inside Pawnee Earth Lodge
Firepit
Buffalo Hunt
Buffalo (American Bison)
Southwest
Southwest - Hopi
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Location: Southwest – Arizona, Nevada, California
Climate: Desert – dry and sandy
Clothing: Woven cotton and wool
Food: Corn, squash, peppers, onions
Type of housing: Pueblos (houses made of adobe)
Interesting Fact: The Hopi men had a special room for
meeting, rituals, and ceremonies called a ‘kiva.’
Pueblo
Mesa Verde
Hopi clothing
Hopi basket and pot
Hopi blanket
Plateau
Plateau – Nez Perce
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Location: Inland Northwest – Oregon, Washington, Idaho
Climate: Wet, rainy woods; cold winters
Clothing: Buckskin
Food: Salmon, small game
Type of housing: Permanent pithouses in winter; lodges or
teepees in summer (for hunting)
Interesting fact: The Nez Perce are actually misnamed –
Nez Perce means “pierced nose”, but they actually never
used piercings. They were mistaken for another tribe.
Nez Perce Clothing
Nez Perce Weavings
Pithouse
Pithouse diagram
Nez Perce teepee
Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest - Kwakiutl
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Location: Pacific Northwest coast – Washington and
Canada
Climate: Wet and rainy; ‘rainforests’
Clothing: Bark, roots, and goat hair
Food: Fish, sea mammals, clams, small game, berries, roots
Type of housing: Cedar plank houses located on the coast
of the ocean and rivers
Interesting Fact: The Kwakiutl tribe traded with other
tribes and would use large dugout canoes as
transportation. Their war canoes could be up to sixty feet
long.
Columbia River Coast
Kwakiutl Clothing
Kwakiutl House and Totem Poles
Kwakiutl Canoe
Kwakiutl Village
Totem Poles
Totem Poles
Arctic
Arctic - Inuit
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Location: Alaska and Canada
Climate: Cold, icy
Clothing: Sealskin and caribou skin
Food: Sea and land mammals – whales, seals, caribou
Type of housing: Permanent earth and stone pithouses;
igloos during the summer
Interesting fact: People today still use the Inuit designed
kayak. The original kayaks were covered by sealskin and
are extremely buoyant.
Inuit pithouse
Pithouse Entrance
Pithouse Entrance
Inuit Igloo
Inuit Clothing