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Native Americans

• SOLs - USI.3a and 3b

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Native Americans

• Prior to the arrival of Europeans, American
  Indians (First Americans) were dispersed across
  different environments in North America.

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In which areas did the American Indians ( First
Americans) live?
Inuit
Kwakiutl
Iroquois
Sioux
Pueblo
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Inuit

• Inhabited present-day Alaska and Northern Canada
• Lived in Arctic areas where the temperature is
  below freezing much of the year.
• Food, Clothing, Crops and Shelters were
  appropriate for where the Inuit lived.

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Kwakiutl

• The Kwakiutl inhabited the pacific Northwest
  coast.
• Their climate consisted of rainy mild weather
• The Kwakiutl adapted to their environment and
  used it to provide food, shelter, clothing and
  crops.

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Pueblo

• Inhabited Southwestern United States
• Lived in the areas now called New Mexico and
  Arizona
• Lived in desert areas, cliffs and mountains
• The Pueblo adapted to their environment and used
  it to provide food, shelter, clothing and crops.

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Sioux

• Inhabited the Interior Regions of the United
  States
• Lived within the Great Plains
• Climate was made up of dry grasslands
• Food, Clothing, Crops and Shelters were
  appropriate for where the Sioux lived.

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Iroquois

• Inhabited northeast North America
• Lived in the heavily forested eastern woodlands
• The Iroquois adapted to their environment and
  used it to provide food, shelter, clothing and
  crops.

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Discussion Questions

1. How Did Geography and Climate affect the way
   American Indian (First American) groups met their
   basic needs?
2. Why do we see such differences in the lifestyles
   of the American Indian (First American) tribes?

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