1. Native Americans

2. Cornell Notes Set up Cornell Notes on IN Page 81
Title: Early Native Americans
Essential Question: What do we know about early Native Americans in Utah?

3. Adaptation & Migration
The story of Utah’s Native Cultures is one of adaptation & migration
Adaptation: changing the way we do things in order to survive to a changing environment
Migration: moving from one place to another to survive

4. Prehistoric native Americans
Prehistoric Native Americans are those that lived before white explorers & missionaries were around to write about them
Most of what we know about these Prehistoric Natives was found near Wendover in Danger Cave & Hogup Cave

5. Paleo-Indians Paleo-Indians are the earliest people of North America
Paleo means very ancient
These early Native Americans were hunter-gatherers
They made spears and hunted large mammals
They gathered seeds, roots, nuts & plants

6. The Archaic Indians
After the Paleo-Indians came the Archaic (ancient) Indians
Often called “Desert Gatherers”
Lived here for 6,000 years

7. The Archaic Indians
Timed their moves with seasons so they could find food and survive all year long
Their shelters were called wicki-ups, which were made of tree branches & limbs (covered with Earth)
Various baskets were made for different purposes (drying food, gathering & carrying things & even storing water)
Main weapon: atlatl (spear thrower)