1. The First Americans Native/Indians

2. The First Americans Native Americans were the first people to live in America. The believed that the land was for everyone to use and share. Some were hunters and some were farmers.

3. Tribes Not all Indians looked alike or acted alike. Each had different cultures and customs like people today Four Major groups were The Plains, Eastern (Woodland), Southwestern and Northwestern

4. Language

5. Tribes Tribes from different areas looked and talked differently Plains-Sioux, Cheyenne, Crow, Northeastern (Woodland)- Iroquois, Hurons, Abenaki Southwestern- Pueblo, Navajo, Pima Northwestern, Chinook, Tillamook, Tlingit.

6. Homes Because each tribes lived in different areas of the countries, they had different kinds of house –Teppees –Longhouses –Adobe –Wighwams, –Chickees –Wickiup

7. Food Native Americans ate from the land. They hunted, fished, and farmed depending on where they lived –buffalo, deer, wild animals, fish –corn, squash, pumpkin, beans, berries, and nuts

8. Clothing Native Americans did not dress like us today. They made their own clothes out of animal skins (buffalo, deer, ect..., furs, feathers, wild cotton, beads and even plants

9. Plains Lived in the central United States between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River. They all depended on the buffalo for clothing, food, and many of their daily items.

10. Plains Indians http://inkido.indiana.edu/w310work/romac/plains.html http://inkido.indiana.edu/w310work/romac/plains.html

11. Summary Plains Indians lived in the Central U.S. Traveled around and used sign language Depended on the Buffalo for food and daily living items Lived in tepees Ate buffalo meat, corn, squash, and beans Wore buffalo skins, and beads

12. Southwest Indians Lived in Arizona, New Mexico, northern Mexico, and southern Utah. Many different groups lived in this area. One of the most important and highly developed and civilized were the Pueblo

13. Southwest Indians http://inkido.indiana.edu/w310work/romac/swest.htm http://inkido.indiana.edu/w310work/romac/swest.htm

14. Summary Lived in villages and desert lands Were farmers and raised wild cotton and turkey. Several crops included corn, bean, pumpkin,and squash, Made clothes from wild cotton Lived in adobe houses in high cliffs or caves

15. Northwest Coast Indians Lived along the Pacific Ocean from northern California to Alaska with the ocean on one side and thick forest on the other Their lives were similar to the Plains Indian but also included fishing

16. Northwest Coast Indians http://inkido.indiana.edu/w310work/romac/nwindian.htm http://inkido.indiana.edu/w310work/romac/nwindian.htm

17. Summary Lived in an area bordered by an ocean on one side and forest on the other Hunted and fished for food which included seafood, berries, wild game, whales, and otters Made their clothing out of wood (woven cedar bark Lived in long houses

18. Eastern Woodlands Lived east of the Mississippi River in wooded areas. They used wood to make weapons, tools, many daily items, and even their clothes. Different areas lived in different kinds of houses, longhouse, chickee, or wigwams.

19. Eastern Woodland Indians http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/indians/woodland2.html http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/indians/woodland2.html

20. Summary Lived in wooded areas They gathered nuts, berries, and hunted game in the woods for food. Some groups fished and raised corn, beans, and squash. Lived in many different types of houses which included longhouse, chickee, and wigwam Their clothes were made out of skins, furs, feathers, and woven plants They traded Wampum beads