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Algonquian Indians
Mahaley
&
Megan
Habitat
They lived in the southeast part of
New York state.
They lived in wigwams.
Clothing
They made most of their clothes
with elk and deer hides.
Food
The algonquins ate things
that they hunted and things
that they fished. Examples
are fish, bear, beaver,
moose and deer.
They also used animals
skins as clothes so they
could keep warm.
Customs
All the children's clothing was made
of young deer hide, smoked, or
washed. In case of illness, the
children were dressed in pure white
deerskins and unsmoked.
White chased the evil spirit away.
A newborn child was also dressed
in pure white deerskins.
Habitat
The Algonquins are original natives
of southern Quebec and eastern
Ontario, in Canada.
Transportation
The Algonquin Indian tribe was
famous for their birchbark canoes.
Apache
By
Lori
and
Carrington
Habitat
They lived in Mexico and deserts .
They had two houses .
Houses
Women build the houses .
They are called wickiups .
Clothing
They dress from deer hide.
Men wear breech clothes.
Customs
Great Spirit was sent mountain spirits to
show the Apache how to live a good life.
The mountain spirits called Ganhs taught
the Apaches many ceremonies and
chants to overcome disease. Apaches
acted out the Gahns and
performed ceremonial
dances to bring them back.
The Apaches believed the
dancers could absorb
illnesses in a wand and
blow it away with the wind
as the dancers moved.
Apache Food
They didn’t farm women gathered
nuts, seeds, berries, and fruit.
Men hunted buffalo, deer, and small
game.
Tool and weapons
Apache used Bayonets, Bow and
Arrows, War Clubs, Shields, and
Slings...
Art
The women packed all their possession each
time they traveled to a new home in baskets.
The baskets could hold heavy loads. They hung
the baskets across their backs and shoulders.
The baskets were made from different plants,
reeds, and herbs. The Apache mainly used
yucca leaves, willow reeds, or juniper bark.
Flowers from plants was used to make dyes for
painting designs on the baskets. They Apaches
used the coiling and twining technique
Famous Apache
Geronimo (1829-1909)
Cherokee
Bryson
And
Evan
Habitat
The Cherokees are original
residents of the American southeast
region, Georgia, North & South
Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, &
Tennessee.
They lived in valleys or
mountains.
Housing
The Cherokee Indians lived in
settled villages, usually located near
a river. Cherokee houses were
made of river cane and plaster, with
thatched roofs.
Clothing
Cherokee men wore
breechcloths & leggings.
Cherokee women wore
dresses made out of
woven fiber or deerskin.
The Cherokees wore
moccasins on their feet.
Food
The Cherokees were farming
people. Cherokee women harvested
crops of corn, beans, squash, and
sunflowers. They also gathered
berries, nuts and fruit to eat.
Cherokee men hunted deer, wild
turkeys, and small game and fished
in the rivers.
Famous Cherokee
Sequoyah
Sequoyah was a very brilliant man.
He invented a writing system for
Cherokee that is still used today.
Tools And Weapons
Cherokee hunters used
bows & arrows or blowguns
to shoot game.
Fishermen generally used spears
and fishing poles.
Warriors fired arrows or
fought with a melee
weapon like a tomahawk
or spear.
Art
Traditional Cherokee art included
pipe carving, rivercane baskets,
gourd art, & pottery.
Inuit
Samuel
&
Nick
Habitat
Used 2 different kinds of homes
Igloo made of ice blocks in winter
Tent made of caribou skins in
summer
Clothing
Inuits wore fur and leather clothing,
and boots.
Food
Because Inuit live in places where
most plants cannot grow, the
traditional diet consisted of almost
entirely meat. Inuit fished and
hunted to get their food. Whales,
walruses, seals, fish
were staples of
their diet.
Customs
The Arctic people are closely
connected to nature. Their tradition
believes that every being has a
spirit and must be treated with
respect.
Tools and Weapons
The Inuit used several kinds of
harpoons and spears. Large
harpoons were used to hunt the
walrus. Smaller spears were used
for hunting small animals and birds.
Art Work
Inuit people made soapstone
carvings.
Transportation
Iroquois
Kaylee and Jonathan
Habitat
They lived in New York in villages.
Housing
They lived in longhouses.
Clothing
They made their own
clothes out of skins.
The women wore skirts
and leggings.
The men wore leather moccasins.
Food
They were farmers.
Customs
The Iroquois were made up of a lot
of groups of Indians.
Tools and Weapons
The men used or made tools and
weapons.
Art
They made masks to keep away evil
spirits.
Navajo Indians
Makayla
&
Sadie
Habitat
The Navajo Indians lived in the
southwest.
Housing
The Navajo Native Americans lived in
hogans.
Male hogan
Female hogan
Clothing
They made their clothing out of
rabbit skin and yucca plants.
Food
They eat foods such as head and
blood sausage and wild game like
rabbit and deer and much more.
Superstitions
Coyotes and bears are rarely killed
by the Navajo, who prefer to have
the white man do the killing. This
is in compliance with their belief
that these animals represent gods
of the native religion.
When a baby laughs for the first
time, it is given a small gift, and a
little feast is prepared for the
family. This will cause the child to
be friendly and generous
throughout life.
A crow flying over the hogan
announces illness or bad luck.
When meeting another person with
the same name, it is considered
bad luck to repeat that name.
Plains Indians
Ryan
&
Brian
Habitat
Mississippi River, Rocky
Mountains, Canada, Mexico
Housing
Plains Indians live in tepees.
Plains Clothing
Buffalo hides
Deer skin
Food
Buffalo, Elk, Antelope
Customs
Buffalo bones
Rope
Dog sleds
Buffalo hides
Shields
Tools & Weapons
Paddles
Horses
Art
Plains Indians’
Paintings
Famous Plains Indians Chiefs
Pueblo Indians
By
Tiffany
&
Lexie
Housing
Pueblo people lived in adobe
houses known as pueblos, which
are multi-story house complexes
made of adobe (clay and straw
baked into hard bricks) and stone.
Clothing
The men dress in breech clothes
and leggings..
Food
The Pueblo Indians were farming
people. They raised corn, beans,
squash, and sunflowers, as well as
cotton and tobacco. The men
hunted deer, antelope, and small
game. Women gathered nuts, fruits,
and herbs.
Where they live
The Pueblo are natives of the
Southwest deserts, particularly New
Mexico.
Transportation
Pueblo Indians weren't coastal
people, and rarely traveled by river.
Originally they just walked.
Pueblos used dogs pulling travois
(a kind of drag sled) to help them
carry heavy loads.
Once Europeans brought horses to
America, the Pueblo Indians rode
them.
Art
Seminoles
Brandon
&
Austin
Habitat
The Seminoles lived in the southeast
mainly in Florida.
Housing
They lived in something called a
chickee.
Clothing
They dressed in plant fibers.
Food
They eat corn, squash, peanuts,
sweet potatoes and melons.
Also wild animals, deer, rabbits, and
alligators.
Customs
The Green Corn Dance is part of
the Seminole’s Customs. This
marks the end of the old year and
the beginning of a new year.
Transportation
They used dugout canoes.
Art
Famous Seminole
Osceola
Osceola was a famous warrior.