By: Lesa Allen HGNL417 Tusculum College
Cherokee Indians Comanche Indians Apache Indians Ojibwa Indians Iroquois Indians
Today many Cherokee Indians live like most other North Americans. In the past, they practiced a different way of life. Their food, homes, and clothes make them special.
The Cherokee Indians lived in round houses made of wood and then covered in plaster.
Cherokee men wore a breechcloth.
Can you guess the name of this song? Song #1 Song Title
Congratulations The answer is Yes Jesus loves me
Can you guess the name of this song? Song #2 Song Title
Congratulations The answer is Amazing Grace
Cherokees held many feasts and dances.
Today many Comanche Indians live like most other North Americans. In the past, they practiced a different way of life. Their food, homes, and clothes make them special.
Comanche's had special houses called tepees. A tepee was made of poles. The poles formed a cone-shaped triangle. Animal skins were stretched over the poles.
In winter, men wore robes and high boots.
Mothers carried their young on their backs in a cradleboard.
Comanche's hold powwows to honor their beliefs.
Today, the Apache live much like other North Americans. Many Apache work outdoors. Some Apache work own cattle ranches. But they Apache still remember their traditions. They wear traditional clothes for special occasions and eat traditional food.
The men hunted food with bows and arrows.
The women and children gathered fruits, nuts, and wild plants.
The apache Indians also raised honey bees for their honey.
Most Apache lived in round houses called wickiups.
The men wore deer and buffalo hides.
The women wore clothing made from animal skins. It was common for women to wear baskets on their backs.
The Apache make special baskets called Tus. Tus baskets are used to carry water.
Apache Indians held Mountain Spirit Dances.
The Ojibwa are a group of North American Indians. Log ago, the Ojibwa lived in Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Many others lived in Ontario and Manitoba in Canada. Today the Ojibwa still enjoy many of their old traditions.
The Ojibwa ate vegetables, wild rice, meat, fish, nuts, berries, and maple sugar.
Maple Sugar
Wild Rice
Fish
Vegetables, nuts, and berries
Ojibwa Indians lived in wigwams.
Ojibwa men and women wore moccasins.
Today many Iroquois Indians live like most other North Americans. In the past, they practiced a different way of life. Their food, homes, and clothes helped make them special.
The Iroquois women raised corn, beans, and pumpkins.
The men also helped gather food for the village. They hunted for meat most of the time.
The men also fished.
The Iroquois lived in longhouses.
The Iroquois men wore animal skin leggings, shirts, and moccasins.
The eagle is considered a sacred animal to Native Americans; because the eagle can soar so high, it is believed that it can communicate directly with the Creator. Eagle feathers are an important part of the regalia for both men and women.
“Treat all men alike. Give them all the same law. Give them all an even change to live and grow. All men were made by the same great spirit chief. They are all brothers. The Earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it”. Chief Joseph, Nez Perce leader
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