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Tlingit/
West
Hopi/
Iroquois/
Lakota
Southwest Sioux/Plains East Woods
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Tribe?
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What was the
location &
climate of the
Tlingit?
Location: North coast
of the west:
from Alaska to California
Climate: wet with mild
winters & cool summers
Describe the food
resources of
the Tlingit.
-they hunted, collected
berries, & mostly fished
-NO farming
-had salmon run: catch
salmon to last all year
-they respected environment
Describe the
homes of the
Tlingit.
-in villages with large
homes they made of
wood by their skilled
woodworkers
-had totem poles in
front
What kind of
technology & art
did the Tlingit
have?
-food was plentiful, so had lots of time
for technology & art, such as:
-dams & traps to catch salmon
-large canoes
-totem poles
(built to honor family members & chiefs)
-decorative things like baskets
-able to trade their resources
The Tlingit held
potlatches.
Describe what
they were.
-feasts held for special events
(weddings, honor a chief)
-could last few days
-guests get gifts from hosts.
-Higher rank you held,
better gift you got
What was the
location & climate
of the Hopi?
Location: Near Arizona
Climate: Made up of
dry land (mountains,
canyons, mesas)
Describe the food
resources of the
Hopi.
-farmers of the desert (not
what you’d expect in dry desert)
-grew crops w/ dry farming
since they had little water
-built dams & irrigation canals
-farming was sacred
–respected nature
Describe the
homes of the
Hopi.
-apartment style homespueblos- villages
-built of adobe clay, which
protected from weather
-to keep invaders out,
1st floor had no doors!
Used ladders
What kind of
technology & art
did the Hopi
have?
Pottery that is still being
made today.
The Hopi held
Kachina
ceremonies.
Describe what
they were.
-religious ceremonies
-spirits visit them half the yr
-believe they bring rain to
help crops grow &
show how to live & behave
-many different kachina
dancers & dolls to teach
children
What was the
location & climate
of the
Lakota Sioux?
Location: Dakota &
Montana area
– Black Hills of South Dakota
Climate: dry prairies
(flat grass covered lands)
-hot summers & cold winters
-little rain
Describe the food
resources of the
Lakota Sioux.
-farmers until 1600s, then horses
ran away from Spanish owners
-by 1700s, Lakota tamed them –
riding horses allowed them to
travel & hunt/eat buffalo
-stopped living in permanent
homes & followed buffalo
-1800s- women dry buffalo
meat so it lasts all yr (jerky)
Describe the
homes of the
Lakota Sioux.
-lived in teepees-mobile
homes made of buffalo skins
by the women
-regulates temperature
-could move teepees on
travois (sleds)
What kind of
technology & art
did the
Lakota Sioux
have?
-kept track of time with
calendar on buffalo hide
w/symbols
–called winter counts
Describe how the
Lakota Sioux
treated a buffalo
hunt like a sport.
-in 1800s- at a buffalo hunt &
in battle, it was a sport for
men
-not meant to hurt anyone
-used coup stick to touch
opponents but not kill them
What was the
location & climate
of the Iroquois?
Location: from Atlantic
Ocean to Mississippi River
-5 grps of Iroquois in NY state
-had Hodenosaunee Trail
Climate: lots of lakes, rivers,
forests, & has all 4 seasons
Describe the food
resources of the
Iroquois.
-lots of natural resources:
(fish from waters, hunting in
forests & wood for building,
grew rice, good soil for farming
along costs)
-Excellent farmers:
mostly women farmed
Describe the
homes of the
Iroquois.
-lived in permanent villages &
could travel far in canoes
-lived in longhouses
(long buildings made of
poles covered w/ bark)
-several families per longhouse
What kind of
technology & art
did the
Iroquois
have?
-Wampum: small drilled
beads strung together as
belts or necklaces
-made to remember
important events
-lots of time to make each one
-began trading them in 1600s
With the Iroquois,
women had most
of the power. How
so & what were
they called?
-Called clan mothers
-decided how land was used &
who used it
-led clan of families- women
owned longhouses
-men joined wife’s longhouse
-village leaders were men but
chosen by clan mother
What Native American
group are descendants
of the Anasazis?
Hint: think Pueblo
people
The Hopi of the
Southwest
Which tribe relied on
the seas & forests
before the Europeans
arrived? Explain how &
what else these
people did.
Tlingit got most of their food
from the sea & forests. They
became wealthy from trading
their extra food (surplus) &
because they didn’t have to
worry about getting
food/surviving, they were able to
develop advanced technology &
art.
What tribe are
Hiawatha &
Deganawida from
& why is their story
so important?
Hiawatha & Deganawida are
Iroquois & their story was
important because their
actions led to creation of the
Iroquois Confederacy &
Great Laws, which made
the Iroquois powerful & a
united group.
How & why did
the Iroquois
Confederacy
form?
-in 1300s fighting broke out in Iroquois
against other tribes over hunting ground
-in 1570 formed Iroquois Confederacy –
joined together to live in peace
-2 leaders told story to help create
Confederacy (Hiawatha & Deganawida)
-had Great Laws (rules)
-had Grand Council w/ representatives
chosen by clan mothers to make
decisions by compromising
Describe the Alaska
Native Claims
Settlement Act &
what group of Native
Americans it was
associated with.
-In 1867 US bought Alaska from
Russia (Russians came to Tlingit
area in mid 1700s & took the land).
-US forced many Tlingits away from
coast; they couldn’t fish anymore
-Tlingit fought to keep/get back land.
-In 1971, US govt. passed Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act
which gave back 44 millions of acres
of land to the Tlingit