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1. Tlingit/ West Hopi/ Southwest Lakota Sioux/Plains Iroquois/ East Woods Which Tribe? 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

2. What was the location & climate of the Tlingit?

3. Location: North coast of the west: from Alaska to CaliforniaClimate: wet with mild winters & cool summers

4. Describe the food resources of theTlingit.

5. -they hunted, collected berries, & mostly fished-NO farming -had salmon run: catch salmon to last all year -they respected environment

6. Describe the homes of the Tlingit.

7. -in villages with large homes they made of wood by their skilled woodworkers-had totem poles in front

8. What kind of technology & art did the Tlingit have?

9. -food was plentiful, so had lots of time for technology & art, such as: -dams & traps to catch salmon-large canoes-totem poles (built to honor family members & chiefs)-decorative things like baskets-able to trade their resources

10. The Tlingit held potlatches. Describe what they were.

11. -feasts held for special events (weddings, honor a chief)-could last few days-guests get gifts from hosts. -Higher rank you held, better gift you got

12. What was the location & climate of the Hopi?

13. Location: Near Arizona Climate: Made up of dry land (mountains, canyons, mesas)

14. Describe the food resources of the Hopi.

15. -farmers of the desert(not what you’d expect in dry desert)-grew crops w/ dry farming since they had little water-built dams & irrigation canals-farming was sacred –respected nature

16. Describe the homes of the Hopi.

17. -apartment style homes- pueblos- villages-built of adobe clay, which protected from weather-to keep invaders out, 1st floor had no doors! Used ladders

18. What kind of technology & art did the Hopi have?

19. Pottery that is still being made today.

20. The Hopi held Kachina ceremonies. Describe what they were.

21. -religious ceremonies -spirits visit them half the yr-believe they bring rain to help crops grow & show how to live & behave -many different kachina dancers & dolls to teach children

22. What was the location & climate of the Lakota Sioux?

23. Location: Dakota & Montana area – Black Hills of South DakotaClimate: dry prairies (flat grass covered lands) -hot summers & cold winters-little rain

24. Describe the food resources of the Lakota Sioux.

25. -farmers until 1600s, then horses ran away from Spanish owners-by 1700s, Lakota tamed them – riding horses allowed them to travel & hunt/eat buffalo -stopped living in permanent homes & followed buffalo-1800s- women dry buffalo meat so it lasts all yr (jerky)

26. Describe the homes of the Lakota Sioux.

27. -lived in teepees-mobile homes made of buffalo skins by the women -regulates temperature-could move teepees on travois (sleds)

28. What kind of technology & art did the Lakota Sioux have?

29. -kept track of time with calendar on buffalo hide w/symbols–called winter counts

30. Describe how the Lakota Sioux treated a buffalo hunt like a sport.

31. -in 1800s- at a buffalo hunt & in battle, it was a sport for men -not meant to hurt anyone-used coup stick to touch opponents but not kill them

32. What was the location & climate of the Iroquois?

33. Location: from Atlantic Ocean to Mississippi River-5 grps of Iroquois in NY state-had Hodenosaunee TrailClimate: lots of lakes, rivers, forests, & has all 4 seasons

34. Describe the food resources of the Iroquois.

35. -lots of natural resources: (fish from waters, hunting in forests & wood for building, grew rice, good soil for farming along costs)-Excellent farmers: mostly women farmed

36. Describe the homes of the Iroquois.

37. -lived in permanent villages & could travel far in canoes -lived in longhouses (long buildings made of poles covered w/ bark) -several families per longhouse

38. What kind of technology & art did the Iroquoishave?

39. -Wampum: small drilled beads strung together as belts or necklaces -made to remember important events -lots of time to make each one-began trading them in 1600s

40. With the Iroquois, women had most of the power. How so & what were they called?

41. -Called clan mothers-decided how land was used & who used it-led clan of families- women owned longhouses -men joined wife’s longhouse-village leaders were men but chosen by clan mother

42. What Native American group are descendants of the Anasazis?Hint: think Pueblo people

43. The Hopi of the Southwest

44. Which tribe relied on the seas & forests before the Europeans arrived? Explain how & what else these people did.

45. Tlingit got most of their food from the sea & forests. They became wealthy from trading their extra food (surplus) & because they didn’t have to worry about getting food/surviving, they were able to develop advanced technology & art.

46. What tribe are Hiawatha & Deganawida from & why is their story so important?

47. Hiawatha & Deganawida are Iroquois & their story was important because their actions led to creation of the Iroquois Confederacy & Great Laws, which made the Iroquois powerful & a united group.

48. How & why did the Iroquois Confederacy form?

49. -in 1300s fighting broke out in Iroquois against other tribes over hunting ground-in 1570 formed Iroquois Confederacy – joined together to live in peace-2 leaders told story to help create Confederacy (Hiawatha & Deganawida)-had Great Laws (rules) -had Grand Council w/ representatives chosen by clan mothers to make decisions by compromising

50. Describe the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act & what group of Native Americans it was associated with.