Native Americans of North and South America Gladys Burnham Elementary Fifth Grade Marking Periods: 1 and 2 Individual Learning Center Presentation Pages WEBSITES

Native American Presentation Pages North American Tribes South American Tribes North and South American Tribe Videos Start Page Map: Native Americans of North America Map: Empires of South America

Tribes of North America Eastern Woodland Indians Northwest Indians Great Plains Indians Southwest Indians

Tribes of South America Aztecs Incas Mayas

North and South America Tribe Videos Eastern Woodlands Great Plains Southwest Aztecs Incas Mayas

Eastern Woodland Indians Location of Tribe: Eastern part of the United States Type of Homes: Wigwams and Longhouses Type of Clothing: Breechcloths, grass dresses, moccasins Food: Any type of wildlife, berries, nuts, and wild plants Jobs: Men hunted, fished, built house and scraped animal skins Women grew gardens of corn, squash, pumpkins, and beans. They also made clothing Children helped gather fruits, nuts and berries Interesting Facts: Used snowshoes to hunt in the winter and traveled up to fifty miles a day There was a group of men called the “False Face Society” LOCATION MAP

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Northwest Indians Location of Tribe: Ranged from Southern Alaska to Northern California with fertile soil and North America’s tallest trees. Type of Homes: Solid houses made from tree planks from the large trees. Climate: Mild with strong wet winds and rain. Food: Ate salmon, hunted whales and ate various other animals living in that area. Interesting Facts: Northwest Indians were skilled wood workers. They made furniture, pots, bowls, and masks. Families chose an animal as a symbol, totem, and they made masks and carved the symbols in a giant post for the corner of their house. Click Here for Map

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Great Plains Indians Location of Tribe: Type of Homes: Teepees-could tear down and travel with them Type of Clothing: Wore bison skins in the winter Food: Bison- referred to as, “A Walking Department Store” Weather: Winters were bitter cold, and summers reached over 100° F Interesting Facts: The Plains Indians used the bison for food, clothing, tools, and housing Bones were used for tools, stomachs were used for carrying water and for cooking, and hides were used for blankets, robes, and shoes. Other parts of the bison were used for string for bows. Land near the river was used for farming, other land was dry and hard Click Here For Map

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Southwest Indians Location of Tribe: Type of Homes: Adobe houses-made from a clay like mixture that kept the home cool in the summer and warm in the winter. They also lived in communities within mountains and on plateaus. Type of Clothing: Used cotton for clothing and blankets Food: Farmed corn, beans, and squash. Southwest Indians had to irrigate or dig ditches to bring water to their crops. Jobs: Men farmed, made cloth from cotton and older men weaved. Women ground grains, cooked it, and made pottery and baskets. Interesting Facts: These Native Americans were called “Pueblos”, which is Spanish for “town”. There were two groups: Zuni and Hopi Click Here for Map

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Incas Location of Tribe: Western Coast of South America Facts:  The Incas worshipped the Sun  Everyone in the empire worked because laziness was a crime.  Empire stretched 2,500 miles  They carved huge blocks of stones for buildings without any iron tools  The Incas did not have a written language  They farmed and dug irrigation canals, some were 500 miles long.  Their land was rich in gold and silver. Map of the Inca Empire

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Mayas Location of Tribe: Located in the jungles of Central America and Southern Mexico. Facts:  The Mayas built beautiful, carefully planned cities with huge temples  Created a government with a system of laws  Created a system of writing  Developed mathematics  Studied the heavens and created a more accurate calendar than the Europeans. Map of the Mayan Empire

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Aztecs Location of Tribe: Located in Central America and Mexico Facts:  The empire had 10 million people  The empire also had various temples  Created a system of writing  Developed taxes and used taxes to build roads, canals, and temples  Tenochtitlan was the largest city in the world at the time. It was built on an island in a lake. The Aztecs built causeways to get to the city.  Causeways are like roadways that are raised above water Map of the Aztec Empire

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Eastern Woodland Video

Great Plains Video

Southwest Video

Inca Video

Aztec Video

Maya Video

Location of Native American Groups in North America

Location of Empires in South America

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