1. Chapter 1 The Great Basin Indians Paiutes

2. Location Nevada, California, Idaho, Oregon, and Utah; between the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada Mountains

3. Jobs Men – hunt, build corrals Women – collected plants and bugs, killed the animals Everyone – collected pine nuts

5. Homes Simple shelters

6. Food Main food source – pine nuts Plants and game

7. Religion Based on myths Shamans

8. Landforms and Climate Bordered by mountains Desert Extreme range of temperature

9. Type of Life Harsh

10. Mobility Nomadic Migrated with the seasons Followed food

11. Chapter 2 The Plateau Indians Nez Perce

12. Location Northern California, Idaho, Oregon, and western Canada Washington, and Montana

13. Jobs Men - hunt and trade Women – find, harvest, and preserve plants Kids – gather berries

14. Homes Dig pit in ground and cover with cone shaped frame

15. Food Game, plants, and berries Main food - salmon

16. Religion Based on myths Coyote popular character Shamans

17. Land Forms and Climate Climate similar to Great Basin Plant, animal, and water were more abundant than Great Basin area Plateaus

18. Life Easier than Paiutes (Great Basin) because of food and water sources

19. Mobility Nomadic Migrate with the seasons Followed food sources

20. Chapter 3 Plains Indians

21. Location Central Canada through Central Texas; Mississippi River to Rocky Mountains

22. Jobs Men – hunt bison Women – process bison, gathered Boys – hunt; Girls – same as women

23. Homes Tepees

24. Food Bison and plants/crops

25. Religion Sundance Initiation rites and rituals marked coming of age

26. Landforms Large, grassy regions Climate depends on location

27. Life Easy because of food sources

28. Mobility Nomadic – followed bison Some stationary because of crops Horse made movement easier

29. Chapter 4 Pacific Northwest

30. Location Southern Alaska, and west coastline of Canada, Washington, Oregon and northern California

31. Jobs Chiefs, nobles, ordinary people, and slaves

32. Homes Long houses of cedar planks

33. Food Fish, game, plants, berries, and fruits

34. Religion Not specified Totem pole is a symbol

35. Landforms Rugged coastline Climate – mild and moist

36. Life Easy compared to others Quality of life depended on social status

37. Mobility Not nomadic Built homes Lived off of land