How and why did American Indian cultural regions differ?

 Adapting to surroundings  Variety of cultures  Ways of living  American Indians  Settled  Nomadic  Cultural Regions  7 different regions  Use artifacts to determine regions

 Artifact  Human-made object that helps us understand how the people who made them lived  Hopi’s use clay pots to store food  Indians in the Northwest uses wooden boxes  why>?

 Lived on a narrow strip along Pacific Coast  South of Inuits  Geography  Dense fir, pine, cedar grew to the coastline  Settled on rocky beaches  Mild climate  Heavy rainfall  Wildlife  Fish, whales, deer, elk, mountain goats, bears, wolves

 Shelter  Kwakiutls used would from forest  Totem poles outside each home  Clothes  Cedar bark  Protect from rain  Also used for rope  Fishing nets and traps

 Inland from pacific coast  Southern California  Sierra Nevada  Great Basin  Various Environments  Great Basin=dessert  California=milder climate  Tribes/Nations/Families  Shoshones, Paiutes, Miwoks, Pomos

 Homes  Ice cream  Using nature  Shells and beads  Roots, branches, grasses, reeds, etc

 Driest cultural region  Southwestern United States – Northern Mexico  Mountains, mesas, canyons, and deserts  Little rainfall & extreme temperatures  Tribes  Apaches  nomadics  Hopis  settled

 Homes  Stone and adobe  Cliff dwellings  pueblos  Clothing  Wore cotton  Weaving for blankets and cloth  Dyes and decorations  Food  Clay pots

 Between the Cascade and the Rocky mountains  Flatlands, rolling hill, and gorges  Include Canada and states  Summers and winters  Little rainfall  Water from rivers  Tribes  Nez Perces, Spokanes, and Yakimas

 Natural environment  Plants and animals  Deer and bear  Jackrabbits  fish  Forests  Thick grasses, berries and camas  Culture  Underground homes  Grass clothing  Digging stick

 East of the Plateau  Rocky Mountains to Mississippi Valley  Canada to Texas  Mostly treeless grassland  Many animals  buffalo  Tribes  Cheyennes, Pawnees, Comanches, and Sioux

 Buffalo considered sacred  Extremely valuable  teepee  How were buffalos used?

 Mississippi River to the Atlantic Ocean  Four seasons  Rain=streams and rivers  Birch, oak and maple trees  Turkey, deer and beaver  Tribes  Iroquois  Mohawks, Senecas  Algonquin  Mohegans, Delawares

 Homes  Wigwams  Winter and summer  Clothing  Deer hide and other animal skins  Capes from turkey feathers  Canoes  Multiple trees  Light weight

 Ohio Valley to Gulf of Mexico and Texas to Atlantic Ocean  River valleys, mountains, coastal plans, and swamps  Hot weather  Seminoles lived in the Florida Swamplands  Various plants  Deer, alligators, fish and snakes  Creeks lived in Georgia and Alabama  Became Seminoles under Spanish rule  Escaped slaves also joined the tribe

 Homes  Chickees  Wooden platforms  Slanted roof  No walls  Clothes  Leggings for protection  Canoes

 The Makahs

 The Taos

 The Iowas

 The Senecas