1. #3 ~ Southwest Region
Northern area of Mexico to southern foothills of the Rocky Mts.
Most associated with Pueblo people (and Navajo)

2. Southwest cont…
Pueblo people built homes of adobe, or sun-dried clay

3. Southwest Pueblo pottery Very skilled at painted pottery
Each community developed its own style

4. Southwest cont… Navajo Learned the art of weaving from Pueblo weavers
As Spanish and Mexican settlers moved in the area (in 18th and 19th cent) they introduced new designs
By early 19th cent. making blankets of equal quality to industrial looms in Europe

5. Little Clarification
The word Pow Wow, or pau wau, means a gathering of people coming together to trade. Explorers misinterpreted the ceremony of medicine men dancing, thinking all natives gathered to sing and dance in this manner.
The modern day Pow Wow evolved from the Grass Dance Societies that formed during the early 1800’s. The dances were an opportunity for the warriors to reenact their brave deeds for all the members of the tribe to witness.
The growth of reservations gave rise to the modern Pow Wow. This was a time of transition for Native peoples across North America. Tribal customs and religions were outlawed. The Grass Dance was one of the few celebrations that was allowed into this new era. The Grass Dance became an opportunity to maintain some of the earlier tribal customs that were vanishing.

6. #4 ~ Great Plains Region
Most familiar image of Natives comes from the Great Plains
Stretching between Mississippi R. and Rocky Mts. to Gulf of Mexico and northern Alberta/Saskatchewan

7. Great Plains cont… Blackfeet, Crow, Cheyenne, Sioux, Arapaho
Many of the areas inhabited unsuitable for farming
Nomadic people
Hunters continually on the move
Followed the great herds of bison
This constant migration made weaving and pottery, for example, impractical

8. Great Plains Lived in tepees Skilled in tanning leather
Moveable tents using lightweight poles with hides stretched over them
Skilled in tanning leather
Like all Aboriginal peoples, resourceful
Hides used for homes, shields and robes
Often painted and decorated

9. Sweat Lodge ceremony Many native peoples have similar traditions
is a hut, typically dome-shaped and made with natural materials, used by Indigenous peoples of the Americas for ceremonial steam baths and prayer.
Sauna-like environment
Medicinal and religious significance
Sweatlodge ceremony "responds" to what the people need

11. #5 ~ Woodlands Region
Included area between Mississippi R and Atlantic Coast, from Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico

12. Woodlands Region Great Mound Builders
Ohio River Valley
Small villages clustered around monuments, like large earthworms
Purpose of these mounds remains a mystery
Great Serpent Mound

13. Woodlands Region Iroquois
One of the largest tribes living in the northeast area
Lived in large villages
Great farmers and hunters

14. Woodlands Region Great wood carvers and builders
Made great masks and carvings
Stone and wood