Native American Tribes

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Native American Tribes

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The Tlingit of the Northwest

• Lived along the Northwest Coast.
• This area includes Alaska Canada.
• They lived near forests, rivers, the Pacific
  Ocean
• They traveled in canoes to trade fish, furs,
  shells, carvings, woven blankets.

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Tlingit Housing

• The Tlingits built large plank houses.
• They used cedar, maple, spruce trees to build
  their houses.
• Huge totem poles stood in front of each home.

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The Tlingit families

• Each house was home to several families.
• When a boy was 8 years old, he would live with
  his uncle. His uncle taught him how to hunt.
• Mothers grandmothers taught girls how to weave
  blankets make baskets.

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The Navajo of the Southwest

• One of the largest of the Native American tribes
  in the U.S.
• Navajo lived in the canyons mountains of
  Arizona, New Mexico, Utah.
• About 200,000 Navajo live on the Navajo
  reservation today.

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Navajo Clothing

• Long ago, they wore clothes made from deerskin.
• Later, they wore more colorful clothing made from
  wool.
• They strapped cradleboards to their backs so they
  could carry their babies.
• They made jewelry made from silver, leather,
  turquoise.

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Navajo Food

• The Navajo planted harvested corn, potatoes,
  wheat, fruit.
• Sheep were the main source of food.
• Meat was used to make soup with vegetables.
• They also made fry bread from the wheat for most
  meals.

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Navajo Homes

• Navajo built lodges called hogans that were made
  from sticks logs and packed with mud.
• It was one giant room that was 20 to 3 feet
  across.
• It had a smoke hole in the center of the roof.

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• Navajo women used a loom to weave wool into
  beautiful blankets, clothing, rugs.
• Men hunted wild animals for food and clothing.

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The Sioux of the Plains

• The Sioux roamed the plains of North America in
  search of buffalo.
• The Sioux Nation was made up of 3 main tribes
  Lakota, Nakota, Dakota

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Sioux Clothing

• Sioux clothing was made from buffalo hide other
  animal skins. They dyed the skins many different
  colors.
• Women wore fringed dresses men wore fringed
  shirts breechcloths.
• Both men women wore moccasins.

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Sioux Food

• Buffalo was the main food for the Sioux. They ate
  fresh buffalo meat they dried it to store for
  the winter.
• Women and children also gathered berries, roots,
  herbs, wild turnips.

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Sioux Homes

• The Sioux lived in tipis that were easy to put
  together and take apart.
• They could take their home with them follow the
  buffalo.
• It was made from buffalo hides sewn together.
  They decorated it with symbols.
• The tipi could hold six people.

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The Iroquois of the Northeast

• The name Iroquois means People of the
  Longhouse.
• The Iroquois lived in the area we know today as
  Quebec and NewYork.

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Iroquois Clothing

• Most Iroquois clothing was made from deerskin.
• It was decorated with colorful beads and quills.
• Both men and women wore moccasins.

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Iroquois Food

• The Iroquois tribe were farmers. The 3 most
  important crops were corn, beans, squash.
• They also hunted game, fished, gathered fruits
  and nuts.

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Iroquois Homes

• The Iroquois built long, narrow buildings called
  longhouses.
• A longhouse was home to many families.
• It had two levels, the top for storing belongings
  and the lower level was for sleeping.

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Iroquois Facts

• The Iroquois formed a Great Council to decide
  important matters.
• They used beads called wampum for trading.
• Boys learned to hunt, trap, fish.
• Girls learned how to plant seeds, cook, make
  clothing.

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The Seminole of the Southeast

• The Seminole people were once part of the Creek
  tribe.
• Many moved to Florida when the European settlers
  arrived.
• They became known as the Seminole.

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Seminole Clothing

• The Seminole wore colorful cotton clothing.
• Women wore long-sleeved blouses skirts that
  touched the floor.
• Seminole men wore colorful shirts. They wore
  turbans, leggings, breechcloths.

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Seminole Food

• The Seminole planted corn, beans, squash.
• They also fished caught alligators in Florida
  swamps.
• They hunted deer, bear, raccoon, squirrel,
  birds.
• Each family also planted their own garden.

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Seminole Homes

• Some Seminoles built their homes on the ground
  Seminoles who lived in the swamps built wooden
  huts called chickees.
• A chickee had no walls so families could sleep
  inside and feel the cool breeze.
• At night, each person slept in a hammock inside
  the chickee.

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Seminole Life

• Seminole women took care of the children, sewed,
  cooked, worked in the garden.
• Seminole men hunted, fished, farmed.
• Each summer the Seminole prepared for an
  important festival called the Green Corn Dance.