1. Native American Culture Groups Section 2

3. By the 1400s Native Americans lived Throughout all parts of the Americas. Within each of the major culture groups, Different nations shared similar ways of life During thousands of years, Native Americans developed many different ways to get food, build homes, practice religion, and enforce laws They spoke more than 1,000 languages. MAIN IDEA: The earliest inhabitants of North America developed unique and thriving cultures

4. Compare/Contrast SimilaritiesDifferences

5. Artic The Aleuts The Inuit

6. Subartic

7. The Northwest Coast

8. California

9. The Plateau

10. The Great Basin

11. The Southwest

12. The Plains

13. The Northwest Woodlands

14. The Southeast

15. Review Vocabulary (next slide) What beliefs about land and nature did most Native Americans share? Think about one of the ten Native American culture areas. Think about the area’s physical environment. Draw a scene that shows that environment.

16. Vocabulary Define the following: Shaman Totem pole Potlatch Tepee Iroquois League