Virginia SOL USI.3b - Native American Tribes Social Studies

1. NativeNative
AmericansAmericans
SOL’s - USI.3a and 3bSOL’s - USI.3a and 3b

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

3. In which areas did the AmericanIn which areas did the American
Indians ( First Americans) live?Indians ( First Americans) live?
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Inuit
Kwakiutl
Pueblo Lakota
Iroquois

4. Arctic Tribe:Arctic Tribe: InuitInuit Inhabited present-day AlaskaInhabited present-day Alaska
and Northern Canadaand Northern Canada
 Lived in Arctic areas whereLived in Arctic areas where
the temperature is belowthe temperature is below
freezing much of the year.freezing much of the year.
 Housing:Housing: SodhouseSodhouse, Igloo, Igloo
 Clothing: Animal SkinsClothing: Animal Skins
 Food:Food: HuntingHunting andand FishingFishing Sodhouse

5. Pacific Northwest Tribe:Pacific Northwest Tribe: KwakiutlKwakiutl
 The Kwakiutl inhabited theThe Kwakiutl inhabited the
Pacific Northwest coast.Pacific Northwest coast.
 Their climate consisted ofTheir climate consisted of
rainy, mild weatherrainy, mild weather
 Food:Food: FishingFishing (salmon)(salmon)
 Recreation:Recreation: Totem polesTotem poles
andand masksmasks
 Values: Potlach CeremonyValues: Potlach Ceremony

6. SouthwestSouthwest
Tribe:Tribe:
PuebloPueblo
 Inhabited Southwestern UnitedInhabited Southwestern United
StatesStates
 Lived in the areas now calledLived in the areas now called
New Mexico and ArizonaNew Mexico and Arizona
 Lived in desert areas, cliffsLived in desert areas, cliffs
and mountainsand mountains
 Housing:Housing: PueblosPueblos made ofmade of
adobe (like apartments)adobe (like apartments)
 Food:Food: FarmingFarming ((due todue to
irrigationirrigation))
 Recreation:Recreation: PotteryPottery,, WovenWoven
BasketsBaskets
 Values:Values: SnakeSnake andand RainRain
CeremoniesCeremonies

7. Great Plains Tribe:Great Plains Tribe: LakotaLakota
 Also sometimes called SiouxAlso sometimes called Sioux
 Inhabited the Interior Regions of the United StatesInhabited the Interior Regions of the United States
 Lived within the Great Plains where the climate wasLived within the Great Plains where the climate was
made up of dry grasslandsmade up of dry grasslands
 Housing:Housing: TipiTipi (poles and buffalo skins)(poles and buffalo skins)
 Food:Food: HuntingHunting
 Values: Dances to honorValues: Dances to honor NatureNature

8. Northeast Tribe:Northeast Tribe: IroquoisIroquois
 Inhabited northeast NorthInhabited northeast North
AmericaAmerica
 Lived Eastern WoodlandsLived Eastern Woodlands
which is heavily forestedwhich is heavily forested
 Housing:Housing: LonghouseLonghouse fromfrom
woodwood
 Food:Food: HuntingHunting,, FishingFishing,,
andand FarmingFarming
 Values:Values: IroquoisIroquois LeagueLeague

9. Discussion QuestionsDiscussion Questions
1.1. How Did Geography and Climate affect theHow Did Geography and Climate affect the
way American Indian (First American)way American Indian (First American)
groups met their basic needs?groups met their basic needs?
2.2. Why do we see such differences in theWhy do we see such differences in the
lifestyles of the American Indian (Firstlifestyles of the American Indian (First
American) tribes?American) tribes?

10. Discussion QuestionsDiscussion Questions
1.1. How Did Geography and Climate affect theHow Did Geography and Climate affect the
way American Indian (First American)way American Indian (First American)
groups met their basic needs?groups met their basic needs?
2.2. Why do we see such differences in theWhy do we see such differences in the
lifestyles of the American Indian (Firstlifestyles of the American Indian (First
American) tribes?American) tribes?