Native American Culture Groups The First Americans Native American Culture Groups

Objectives Understand the similarities among Native American cultures How did people in different physical environments develop different cultures Where was the most densely populated area

Diverse Indian Cultures Many tribes by 1,500 AD Lived over a wide range Respected the land Believed they were as one with the land Wide and diverse food staples

Values and Beliefs Believe all things natural were created by a supernatural being Responsible for the care of nature’s bounty Believed that nobody could own land or those things created naturally could own personal possessions

Artic Region Aleuts and Inuit Lived in very cold regions Hunted and fished Wasted nothing Lived in tents or sod houses Very little wood available

Southwest North America Hopi and Zuni Lived in an arid region Lived in pueblos Skilled farmers Apache and Navajo Hunters

The Plains of N. America Sioux, Crow, Comanche Live in a plains area Very little wood Lived in Tepees Hunter-gatherers Farmed and Hunted

Southeast N. America Cherokee, Creek, Seminole Lived in the most densely populated area Relied heavily on farming Also hunted Lived in tepees

Discussion What values and beliefs did the Indians have toward nature?

Assignment Read 52—57 Questions Pg. 57

What you have learned today Understand the similarities among Native American cultures How did people in different physical environments develop different cultures Where was the most densely populated area was