Native Americans By: Paige Falcomata

Beliefs Native Americans 1.thought dance would bring rain 2. had multiple gods 3.thought sun was powerful god 4. Kept fire all year, every fall made new fire 5. thought milky way was a path to afterlife 6.green corn festival was a symbol of a new year Modern Day people 1.weather happens on it's own 2. most people worship only one god 3.sun is just what gives us light 4.most people only have fires in the fall or winter 5.most people don't believe in afterlife 6.midnight on new years eve is symbol of new year

Customs Native Americans 1.rituals symbolizing a child becoming an adult 2.they made dolls, baskets, clothes, and weapons 3.decorated clothes with beads and feather 4.fished farmed and hunted for food 5.pierced their ears, and noses Modern Day People 1.we have birthday parties 2.buy clothes toys and other things from stores 3.we buy our clothes, on girls clothes sometimes there is glitter 4.buy our food from stores 5.mostly girls pierce their ears

Envinronment Native Americans 1.lived in the forest 2.lived in teepees, wigwams, longhouses 3.had streams running through villages 4.grew pumpkins, squashes, and tobacco 5.hunted turkey, bear, and deer to eat Modern Day People 1.live in suburbs and cities 2.live in apartment buildings 3.rivers sometimes run through our towns 4.we buy pumpkin and squash at local stores 5.we sometimes hunt but we don't usually cook it and eat it

Government Native Americans 1.they had clans 2.if you were the same clan you could not marry each other 3.children went into mothers clan 4.father moved in with mother's parents 5.tattoos showed great fighting skills Modern Day People 1.they do not have clans 2.can marry anyone they want 3.often children have the fathers last name 4.father and mother move to a new house together 5.anyone can get a tattoo