Native Americans: Then and Now Cassidy Gazaway
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The Five Tribes Lakota: Great Plains Kawkiutl: Pacific North West Pueblo: Southwest Inuit: Arctic Regions Iroqouis: Eastern Woodlands
Lakota Facts Great Plains region Original homeland was in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North & South Dakota 13 subdivisions Each is autonomous
What Did They Wear? Women wore deerskin or elksin dresses Men wore breech cloths with leggings Buffalo-hide robes in bad weather
Men’s Roles Hunters Warriors Feeding & defending the tribe Chiefs
Women’s Roles Houses belonged to them women Were in charge of the house Took care of the children, cooking, cleaning, and moving
Transportation By foot Took their teepees with them Used dogs to pull a sled Expert travelers and used horses
Kawkiutl Facts KWAH-KEE-OO-TL Pacific North West Now most speak English, Elders may speak Kwak’wala Known for their basket weaving Many Northwest tribes fought with eachother frequently
What Did They Wear? Men usually wore nothing! Women wore skirts made of cedar bark Moccasins and tunics in the winter Special tribal paints, headdresses, leggings and tunics for special occasions
Men’s Roles Fishermen, hunters, and warriors Builders Chiefs or head of clans
Women’s Roles Gatherers Cooks Took care of the children Could be the heads of clans as well!
Transportation dug out canoes from cedar trees War canoes were 60 feet long! Used for hunting and fishing up and down the river
Pueblo Facts “town” or “village” in Spanish Southwest deserts Many large groups did not have a written language Built clay houses
What Did They Wear? Men wore breechcloths or short kilts Women wore mantas Deer skin moccasins on their feet Dress style was changed with the arrival of the Europenas
Men’s Roles Warriors Hunters In charge of politics and agriculture
Women’s Roles Weave baskets and pottery Storytelling In charge of the home Had to teach and pass on the Pueblo Religion
Transportation Did not move around much Walked Used horses once Europeans came