Mahaley&

Megan

Algonquian Indians

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

Famous Plains Indians Chiefs

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.