1. Native Americans SOLs - USI.3a and 3b

2. Native Americans Prior to the arrival of Europeans, American Indians (First Americans) were dispersed across different environments in North America.

3. In which areas did the American Indians ( First Americans) live? 1 2 4 3 5 Inuit Kwakiutl Pueblo Sioux Iroquois

4. Inuit Inhabited present-day Alaska and Northern Canada Lived in Arctic areas where the temperature is below freezing much of the year. Food, Clothing, Crops and Shelters were appropriate for where the Inuit lived. Click Here to Return to the map

5. Inuit Indians Caribou Hunting Building an Igloo Fishing

6. Inuit Igloos

7. Kwakiutl The Kwakiutl inhabited the pacific Northwest coast. Their climate consisted of rainy mild weather The Kwakiutl adapted to their environment and used it to provide food, shelter, clothing and crops. Click Here to Return to the map

8. Kwakiutl Indians Canoes Moccasins

9. Pueblo Inhabited Southwestern United States Lived in the areas now called New Mexico and Arizona Lived in desert areas, cliffs and mountains The Pueblo adapted to their environment and used it to provide food, shelter, clothing and crops. Click Here to Return to the map

10. Pueblo Indians Making Drums AdobesAdobes

11. Sioux Inhabited the Interior Regions of the United States Lived within the Great Plains Climate was made up of dry grasslands Food, Clothing, Crops and Shelters were appropriate for where the Sioux lived. Click Here to Return to the map

12. Sioux Indians

14. Iroquois Inhabited northeast North America Lived in the heavily forested eastern woodlands The Iroquois adapted to their environment and used it to provide food, shelter, clothing and crops. Click Here to Return to the map

15. Iroquois Indians Longhouse

16. Discussion Questions 1.How Did Geography and Climate affect the way American Indian (First American) groups met their basic needs? 2.Why do we see such differences in the lifestyles of the American Indian (First American) tribes? Click Here to Return to the map