First Americans Gail Kiefert

First Americans This presentation provides detailed information on five First American tribes. The material covered herein satisfies the following Virginia SOLs: –USI.3, USI.3a, USI.3b

First Americans American Indians (First Americans) inhabited all regions of North America. First Americans were resourceful. All tribes used their surroundings to survive. They used natural resources for food, clothing, and shelter. The five tribe we will learn about include: –InuitInuit –KwakiutlKwakiutl –SiouxSioux –PuebloPueblo –IroquoisIroquois Click here for a map of the regions.here

Inuit Lived in area that is present-day Alaska and northern Canada. Climate is arctic; temperature below freezing much of the year. Used seals, fish, whales, and caribou for food. Natural resources were seals, whales, and caribou. Shelter was igloos in winter and tents in summer.igloos Modes of transportation include foot, kayak and dog sled. dog sled return to main menugo to credits page return to map

First Americans Pueblo Iroquois Sioux Kwakiutl Inuit Click button to return to main menu Click on tribe names to go to information page.

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Kwakiutl Lived in Pacific Northwest Climate was rainy and mild; not too hot or cold. Food was fish, deer, berries, and roots. Natural resources were deer and wood. Shelter was longhouses made of wood.longhouses Modes of transportation were canoes and foot. return to main menugo to credits page return to map

Sioux Lived in Great Plains. Climate was dry grasslands. Food was buffalo, corn, and beans. Natural resources were buffalo and sod. Shelter was teepees made of animal skins.teepees Modes of transportation were horses, foot, or canoes. return to main menugo to credits pagereturn to map

Pueblo Lived in southwest, present-day Arizona and New Mexico. Climate is desert bordering cliffs and mountains. Food was corn, beans, and squash, a.k.a. the Three Sisters. The primary natural resource used was clay. Shelter was adobe, also called pueblos, made of dried mud or clay.adobe Modes of transportation were foot or horse. return to main menugo to credits page return to map

Iroquois Lived in Eastern Woodlands, northeastern United States. Climate is temperate, heavily forested. Food was corn, beans, and deer. Natural resources were deer and wood. Shelter was longhouses made of wood.longhouses Modes of transportation include foot and canoes. return to main menugo to credits page return to map

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