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Location of American Indians in the past | All areas of North America |
Location of Inuit Indians | located in present-day Alaska and northern Canada. |
Climate and land characteristics of Inuit Indians | Arctic areas where the temperature is below freezing much of the year; snow, ice, land flat and frozen |
Describes the food of the Inuit Indians | hunted seals, walrus, whales, caribou; fished |
Describes the clothing of the Inuit Indians | Clothing made from animal skins they hunted |
Describes the shelter of the Inuit Indians | lived in igloos, tents made of animal skins |
Location of Kwakiutl Indians | homeland includes the Pacific Northwest coast |
Climate of Kwakiutl Indians | rainy, mild climate |
Describes the food of the Kwakiutl Indians | fished; some hunting (seals, deer, moose); gathered shellfish and berries |
Describes the clothing of the Kwakiutl Indians | clothing made from skins of animals they hunted and bark from cedar trees |
Describes the shelter of the Kwakiutl Indians | lived in wooden plank houses |
Location of Sioux (Lakota) Indians | inhabited the interior of the US, called the Great Plains |
Climate and land characteristics of Sioux (Lakota) Indians | climate is dry with grasslands; long, hot summers, long cold winter |
Describes the food of the Sioux (Lakota) Indians | hunted buffalo and antelope |
Describes the clothing of the Sioux (Lakota) Indians | Clothing made from animal skins they hunted |
Describes the shelter of the Sioux (Lakota) Indians | lived in teepees made from animal skins; domed-shaped lodges covered with earth |
Location of Pueblo Indians | inhabited the Southwest in present-day New Mexico and Arizona |
Climate and land characteristics of Pueblo Indians | hot, dry, desert area with bordering cliffs and mountains |
Describes the food of the Pueblo Indians | hunted deer, rabbits, antelope, bear; grew corn, beans, squash |
Describes the clothing of the Pueblo Indians | clothing made from leather and fur; cotton |
Describes the shelter of the Pueblo Indians | lived in adobe houses; lived in villages called Pueblos |
Location of Iroquois Indians | homeland includes northeast North America, the Eastern Woodland |
Climate and land characteristics of Iroquois Indians | area is heavily forested; seasonal climate |
Describes the food of the Iroquois Indians | Hunted deer and black bear; fished; grew corn, beans, squash; gathered nuts and berries |
Describes the clothing of the Iroquois Indians | Clothing made from animal skins they hunted (deer and beaver) |
Describes the shelter of the Iroquois Indians | lived in longhouses made of wooden poles and tree bark; lived in villages |
climate | weather conditions over a long period of time |
Location of American Indians today | Members of all tribes in their homelands and in many areas of North America |
Affected how American Indian groups met their basic needs | Geography and Climate |
Ways American Indians got food | fished, hunted, harvested crops |
Items American Indian clothing was made from | animal skins and plants |
Resources American Indian shelter was made from | resources found in their environment (sod, stones, animal skins, wood) |
Natural Resources | Come directly from nature |
Human resources | people working to produce goods and services |
Capital Resources | goods produced and used to make other goods and services |
American Indian natural resources | fished in rivers, hunted animals, and grew crops |
American Indian Human Resources | People who fished, made clothing, and hunted animals |
American Indian Capital Resources | The canoes, bows, and spears |