1. East:
Location: Atlantic Coast
Shelter: wigwams, chickees, log homes- all permanent
Natural Resources- wood, corn husks and cobs
Food: corn, beans, squash, yams, deer, rabbits
Practices: everything has a spirit
Ceremony for animals after use
Animals used for sacrifices
Women held honor but men still made important decisions.

2. West:
Location: NW, SW, Pacific Coast
Shelter: Pueblos – made of clay – permanent home
Natural Resources: clay(dirt), sandstone, adobe (clay), water, cotton
Food: chili pepper, squash, beans, maize (corn) fish
Practices: religious ceremonies
Kiva( underground room) –No women and children
Nature and land sacred
Totem poles- defined people level in society

3. Plains: Midwest
Shelter: Grasshouse, earth lodge, tepee
- Nomad- No Permanent homes
Nat. Resources: Bison, wood, grass, dirt
Food: Bison Meat
Practices: Creator lived in the sun
SUN DANCE (4 days)
Music and dancing as part of tribal ceremonies
Entire family was responsible for raising the children