1. Southeast, Northeast, and Plains Regions 3rd Grade Georgia Standards
American Indians
Southeast, Northeast, and Plains Regions
3rd Grade Georgia Standards

2. Southeast
Food
Corn, beans, dried fruit, pumpkin, nuts, rabbits, opossums, deer, potatoes, turkeys
Clothing
Made of rabbit and deer skin, porcupine quills used for jewelry
Shelter
Beehive (Thatch) houses, chickees, waddle and daub houses
Made of grass and dried mud, tree limbs

3. Northeast
Food
Squirrels, raccoon, deer, bears, beavers, corn, pumpkin, squash, beans, shellfish
Clothing
Skirt cloths in the summer, fur parkas in the winter. Made of deer skin, rabbit skin, and bear skin
Shelter
Longhouses - made of tree bark, mostly used by tribes who did not move around
Wigwams - made of woven mats and birchbark, used by tribes who moved more frequently

4. Plains (Midwest)
Food
Buffalo, deer, elk, antelopes, wolves, corn, pumpkin, squash
Clothing
Animal skin leggings and cloths around their waists, women would wear dresses made of deer skin, in the winter they would wear buffalo skin to keep warm
Shelter
Teepees made of buffalo hide and wooden frame, used by tribes who moved more frequently
grass houses made of wooden frame and prairie grass

5. Critical Thinking…
How did the American Indian tribes in these regions use their environment, the land around them, and nature to survive? Be specific and use details.

6. Standards
SS3H1 Describe early American Indian cultures and their development in North America.
a. Locate the regions where American Indians settled in North America: Arctic, Northwest Southwest, Plains, Northeast, and Southeast.
b. Compare and contrast how American Indians in each region used their environment to obtain food, clothing, and shelter.
c. Discuss how American Indians continue to contribute to American life (e.g., arts, literature).

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