1. Native American Tribes & Regions: An Overview
Actual tribe content created by “Powerful Social Studies” of East Greenbush, NY, who thoughtfully shared it for free on the Teachers Pay Teachers website.

2. This slideshow gives you some basic information about many Native American tribes.
It’s only purpose is to help you choose a tribe to research. It is not to be used as a resource for your report because there are no information sources cited.
Underlined tribes are on your project list. You may only choose from these tribes.

3. Eastern Woodland: Location
Along the East Coast
East of of the Mississippi River into Canada

4. Eastern Woodland: Tribes
Adena
Hopewell
Lenape
Iroquois
Shawnee
Cherokee
Chippewa
Cree
Seminole
Wampanoag

5. Eastern Woodland: Environment
Many lakes
Rivers
Great forests

6. Eastern Woodland: Housing
Wigwam
Longhouse
Built from woven sticks, bark, wood, mud, clay, sand
Longhouse: multi-family

7. Eastern woodland: Food
Hunter-Gatherers
Cultivated (grew) crops eventually
Hunted deer, rabbits, squirrels
Grew Corn, Beans, and Squash (3 Sisters) together.
Tribes near water ate fish, oysters, clams

8. Eastern Woodland: Religion
Belief in “Great Spirit”
Creation stories

9. The Plains: Location
In “Great Plains” of North America east of Rocky Mountains, West of Mississippi

10. The Plains: Tribes Blackfoot Cheyenne Crow Sioux
Nomads-followed buffalo herd

11. The Plains: Environment
Lacked forests
Major rivers and streams
Very flat grasslands

12. The Plains: Housing Lived in tipis made from buffalo hide and sticks
Housing had to be mobile since they were nomads-moved with their food!

13. The Plains: Food
Almost exclusively relied on buffalo for food and weapons
Some tribes in the east (by the Mississippi) grew maize (corn), beans, and tobacco

14. The Plains: Religion Similar beliefs everywhere
Practiced Sun Dance to thank spirits

15. Pacific Northwest: Location
Northwest coast of North America
Bound by Rocky Mountains to the east

16. Pacific Northwest: Tribes
Nez Perce
Haida
Chinook
Makah

17. Pacific Northwest: Environment
Richest of all regions
Thick forests, big cedar trees and rivers with lots of fish
Sea life

18. Pacific Northwest: Housing
Built big houses of longhouses the contained several families.
Built from very sturdy and strong cedar trees

19. Pacific Northwest: Food
Great supply of fish (salmon)
Seals
Otters
Whales
Not much agriculture due to plenty of sea life

20. Pacific Northwest: Religion
Made totem poles to tell stories of earth creation OR family or tribe history
Worshiped spirits of ancestors

21. Desert Southwest: Location
Southwest of North America into Northern Mexico and Central America

22. Desert Southwest: Tribes
Hopi
Anasazi (Ancient Pueblo)
Pueblo
Yuma
Pima
Mojave
Navajo
Apache

23. Desert Southwest: Environment
Mostly desert
Little rainfall (mostly)
Mineral wealth
Great forests
Fertile valleys

24. Desert Southwest: Housing
Hopi and Anasazi built adobe (mud brick) homes or cliff-side homes
Some nomadic
Hunter gather tribes lived in tipis like the plains

25. Desert Southwest: Food
Varies by tribe
Anasazi practiced subsistence farming (just enough to survive)/mostly maize (CORN), and hunted deer, rabbit, and squirrel
Farming tribes grew a variety of crops, but a lot of maize (CORN).
Nomad tribe raided others for survival

26. Desert Southwest: Religion
Practiced Animism (spirits in nature) like other groups
Used Kachina dolls to teach the young about spirits