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Habitat
They lived in the southeast part of New York state.
They lived in wigwams.
Clothing
They made most of their clothes with elk and deer hides.
Food
The algonquins ate things that they hunted and things that they fished. Examples are fish, bear, beaver, moose and deer.
They also used animals skins as clothes so they could keep warm.
Customs
All the children's clothing was made of young deer hide, smoked, or washed. In case of illness, the children were dressed in pure white deerskins and unsmoked.
White chased the evil spirit away. A newborn child was also dressed
in pure white deerskins.
Habitat
The Algonquins are original natives of southern Quebec and eastern Ontario, in Canada.
Transportation
The Algonquin Indian tribe was famous for their birchbark canoes.
Apache
By
Lori
and
Carrington
Habitat
They lived in Mexico and deserts . They had two houses .
Houses
Women build the houses . They are called wickiups .
Clothing
They dress from deer hide. Men wear breech clothes.
Customs Great Spirit was sent mountain spirits to
show the Apache how to live a good life. The mountain spirits called Ganhs taught the Apaches many ceremonies and chants to overcome disease. Apaches acted out the Gahns and performed ceremonial dances to bring them back. The Apaches believed the dancers could absorb illnesses in a wand and blow it away with the wind as the dancers moved.
Apache Food
They didn’t farm women gathered nuts, seeds, berries, and fruit.
Men hunted buffalo, deer, and small game.
Tool and weapons
Apache used Bayonets, Bow and Arrows, War Clubs, Shields, and Slings...
Art
The women packed all their possession each time they traveled to a new home in baskets. The baskets could hold heavy loads. They hung the baskets across their backs and shoulders. The baskets were made from different plants, reeds, and herbs. The Apache mainly used yucca leaves, willow reeds, or juniper bark. Flowers from plants was used to make dyes for painting designs on the baskets. They Apaches used the coiling and twining technique
Famous Apache
Geronimo (1829-1909)
CherokeeBryson
And
Evan
Habitat The Cherokees are original
residents of the American southeast region, Georgia, North & South Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, & Tennessee.
They lived in valleys or mountains.
Housing
The Cherokee Indians lived in settled villages, usually located near a river. Cherokee houses were made of river cane and plaster, with thatched roofs.
Clothing
Cherokee men wore breechcloths & leggings.
Cherokee women wore dresses made out of woven fiber or deerskin.
The Cherokees wore moccasins on their feet.
Food The Cherokees were farming
people. Cherokee women harvested crops of corn, beans, squash, and sunflowers. They also gathered berries, nuts and fruit to eat.
Cherokee men hunted deer, wild turkeys, and small game and fished in the rivers.
Famous Cherokee Sequoyah
Sequoyah was a very brilliant man. He invented a writing system for Cherokee that is still used today.
Tools And Weapons
Cherokee hunters used bows & arrows or blowguns to shoot game.
Fishermen generally used spears and fishing poles.
Warriors fired arrows or fought with a melee weapon like a tomahawk or spear.
Art
Traditional Cherokee art included pipe carving, rivercane baskets, gourd art, & pottery.
Inuit
Samuel
&
Nick
Habitat
Used 2 different kinds of homes Igloo made of ice blocks in winter Tent made of caribou skins in
summer
Clothing
Inuits wore fur and leather clothing, and boots.
Food Because Inuit live in places where
most plants cannot grow, the traditional diet consisted of almost entirely meat. Inuit fished and hunted to get their food. Whales, walruses, seals, fish were staples of their diet.
Customs
The Arctic people are closely connected to nature. Their tradition believes that every being has a spirit and must be treated with respect.
Tools and Weapons
The Inuit used several kinds of harpoons and spears. Large harpoons were used to hunt the walrus. Smaller spears were used for hunting small animals and birds.
Art Work
Inuit people made soapstone carvings.
Transportation
Iroquois
Kaylee and Jonathan
Habitat
They lived in New York in villages.
Housing
They lived in longhouses.
Clothing
They made their own clothes out of skins.
The women wore skirts and leggings.
The men wore leather moccasins.
Food
They were farmers.
Customs
The Iroquois were made up of a lot of groups of Indians.
Tools and Weapons
The men used or made tools and weapons.
Art
They made masks to keep away evil spirits.
Navajo Indians
Makayla &
Sadie
Habitat
The Navajo Indians lived in the
southwest.
Housing The Navajo Native Americans
lived in hogans. Male hogan Female hogan
Clothing They made their clothing out of
rabbit skin and yucca plants.
Food They eat foods such as head and
blood sausage and wild game like rabbit and deer and much more.
Superstitions Coyotes and bears are rarely killed
by the Navajo, who prefer to have the white man do the killing. This is in compliance with their belief that these animals represent gods of the native religion.
When a baby laughs for the first time, it is given a small gift, and a little feast is prepared for the family. This will cause the child to be friendly and generous throughout life.
A crow flying over the hogan
announces illness or bad luck. When meeting another person with
the same name, it is considered bad luck to repeat that name.
Plains Indians
Ryan
&
Brian
Habitat
Mississippi River, Rocky Mountains, Canada, Mexico
Housing
Plains Indians live in tepees.
Plains Clothing
Buffalo hides Deer skin
Food
Buffalo, Elk, Antelope
Customs
Buffalo bones Rope Dog sleds Buffalo hides Shields
Tools & Weapons Paddles
Horses
Art
Plains Indians’ Paintings
Pueblo Indians
By
Tiffany
&
Lexie
Housing
Pueblo people lived in adobe houses known as pueblos, which are multi-story house complexes made of adobe (clay and straw baked into hard bricks) and stone.
Clothing
The men dress in breech clothes and leggings..
Food
The Pueblo Indians were farming people. They raised corn, beans, squash, and sunflowers, as well as cotton and tobacco. The men hunted deer, antelope, and small game. Women gathered nuts, fruits, and herbs.
Where they live
The Pueblo are natives of the Southwest deserts, particularly New Mexico.
Transportation
Pueblo Indians weren't coastal people, and rarely traveled by river. Originally they just walked.
Pueblos used dogs pulling travois (a kind of drag sled) to help them carry heavy loads.
Once Europeans brought horses to America, the Pueblo Indians rode them.
Art
Seminoles
Brandon
&
Austin
Habitat The Seminoles lived in the southeast
mainly in Florida.
Housing
They lived in something called a chickee.
Clothing
They dressed in plant fibers.
Food
They eat corn, squash, peanuts, sweet potatoes and melons.
Also wild animals, deer, rabbits, and alligators.
Customs
The Green Corn Dance is part of the Seminole’s Customs. This marks the end of the old year and the beginning of a new year.
Transportation
They used dugout canoes.
Art
Famous SeminoleOsceola
Osceola was a famous warrior.