Native American
Lodges and Teepees
Travois Blackfoot
Cheyenne
The Southwest Desert
Hot and Arid
Pueblo Indians were the Hopi and Zuna. They developed a village way of life, based on farming. “Pueblo” comes from the Spanish word meaning “village.” Other tribes in the region were not farmers. One of the tribes were the Apache who were hunters. Another one was the Navajo who raised sheep.
Housing
Why would they build their houses on mesas? Men governed the villages, but women owned all the property and passed it on to the daughters.
The Need for Rain
Oraibi, Arizona Founded in about 1050, it is probably the oldest town in the United States.
The Northwest Coast
Cedar trees Rich in game for hunting Fish and seals No need for crops
Potlatch Singing Dancing Eating Gifts
Totem Poles
Shamans