American Indian Cultural Regions. Chapter 3

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1 American Indian Cultural Regions Chapter 3

2 cultures The ideas, values, beliefs, and knowledge shared among a social group of people. This includes, language, tools, beliefs/religion, homes, music, dress, dance, and food. homes language religion music dance food dress

3 artifacts something, like a tool or art, which was made by humans in ancient times

4 Native American Cultural Regions An area of the world where people develop similar ways of life, or cultures.

Northwest Coast These cultures built wooden

5 Northwest Coast These cultures built wooden lodges for their homes and also used bark from trees for their clothing. They fished in oceans and fresh water streams for food. Their culture and art involved the use of totem poles and potlatch ceremonies. plank houses clothes totem poles

6 potlatch a ceremony involving the giving of gifts and destruction of property to show wealth and status of a Native American chief or clan. Inuit potlatch dance

7 baskets nuts berries California-Intermountain Region Tepees and wickiups (wooden poles with a thatched roof) were used for shelter. Their clothes were made of animal skins and they ate nuts, berries, snakes, fish, shellfish, and deer. These people were also very good at basket making. wickiups deer skin clothes wickiups fish

Southwest These people lived in shelters known as

The cultures of the southwest are known for their

8 Southwest These people lived in shelters known as pueblos that were made from clay. Their clothes were made from cotton fibers and they also farmed corn, beans and squash. The cultures of the southwest are known for their pottery, weaving, sand paintings, and Kachina dolls. weaving hogan-round house pueblo

9 mesa A flat-topped hill with steep sides Mesa in Spanish means table. The mesa looks like a table top.

They are given to children to protect them from evil spirits.

10 Kachina dolls Kachina dolls are carved to look like friendly spirits, called kachinas and were used by Hopi, Zuni, and Pueblo Indians. It is thought that the dolls are historic figures that were passed down in Indian times. They are given to children to protect them from evil spirits. If an Indian dresses up as a kachina the spirit was thought to live in their soul. These dolls are usually carved with cottonwood, cactus material, roots, wood, and corn husk and are made for children so they can be familiar with the spirits in the mountains.

11 Plateau These people ate plants like grasses, berries, and camas. They also ate deer, bear and jackrabbits. The Yakamas lived in villages of earth lodges sometimes known as "pit houses." On summer hunting trips, Yakama families sometimes used portable hide tepees like the Plains Indians. Women used digging sticks to get food such as the camas root. They wore cone shaped basket hats. clothing camas root plateau digging stick teepee Cone shaped basket hats pit houses

12 Great Plains The cultures of the plains lived in tepees made from buffalo hides and their clothes were also made from animal skins. They hunted buffalo and also ate grains. Their culture is known for its use of headdresses and war bonnets. Warrior buffalo teepee

Eastern Woodlands Native Americans from this

Clothing was made from animal skins and they

13 Eastern Woodlands Native Americans from this region lived in wigwams and longhouses that were covered with bark from trees. Some cultures also built mounds. Clothing was made from animal skins and they hunted deer, rabbits, squirrels and also ate berries. These cultures were famous for playing lacrosse and were also known for their weaving and wampum. baskets wigwam wampum lacrosse

Southeast These people lived in very hot humid weather.

deer. Their houses were on wooden platforms three feet above ground.

14 Southeast These people lived in very hot humid weather. They did a lot of fishing and hunting for alligators, snakes and deer. Their houses were on wooden platforms three feet above ground. This protected them from the wet ground. It allowed a breeze to blow through. They used flat bottom canoes to get around in the shallow water of the streams and back bays. chickee Seminole Flat-bottom dugout canoe

Location On the Map Notable Tribes. Environment Food Housing/Shelter. Clothing Transportation Government

Location On the Map Notable Tribes. Environment Food Housing/Shelter. Clothing Transportation Government Eastern Woodlands the part of North America from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River. This includes the Lakes region and south to the Gulf of Mexico. o Algonquian o Cherokee o Shawnee o Seminole