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Unit 1: Native Americans - North American Tribes

Explore the rich diversity of North American Native tribes, from the adobe houses of Pueblo Indians to the ceremonial mounds of Mound Builders. Learn about the unique cultures of Croatan, the Five Civilized Tribes, and the Iroquois Confederation.

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Unit 1: Native Americans - North American Tribes

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  1. Unit 1: Native Americans - North American Tribes

  2. Bell Ringer: • Early Native Americans had to have shelter to survive, but they didn’t all have trees to use to build their homes. • See how many natural resources you can list that could be used for shelter.

  3. North American Native Tribes

  4. Pueblo Indians • Location: natives of the Southwest deserts, particularly New Mexico • Had elaborate irrigation system to draw water from rivers to grow corn • Lived in adobe houses • Dried cubicle shaped mud stacked one on top of the other • Usually built under cliffs

  5. Mound Builders • Located in the Eastern half of the USA and southern Canada • Ohio River Valley • Built huge ceremonial and burial mounds • Cahokia site of largest and most influential ancient Native American City • East St. Louis today • Covers 2,200 acres, about 80 mounds today

  6. Located in present day Ohio Called Serpent Mound 5 ft high, 20 feet across and 1,330 feet long

  7. Eastern “Woodland” Indians • Located Northern Eastern part USA & Ohio River Valley • Lived in logged homes, resided in the forest

  8. Used 3 sister farming • Grew corn, beans and squash all together • Corn grew in a stalk providing a trellis for beans, beans grew up the stalk, squash broad leaves kept the sun off the ground and thus kept the moisture in the soil

  9. Croatan • Small Native American group living in the coastal areas of NC • Part of the Lost Colony

  10. 5 civilized tribes • Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek and Seminole • Lived in the SE USA • Later be forced to relocate (Oklahoma) • Adopted many of the colonists customs • Had pretty good relation with the white settlers • Had constitutional gov’t

  11. Iroquois Confederation • https://youtu.be/Z1JRFt92d_U

  12. Iroquois Confederation • A group of 5 tribes in New York State • Each tribe independent • Only meet to discuss matters of war/defense • Based on matrilineal • Authority and possessions passed down through FEMALE line

  13. Hiawatha • Legendary leader of the group • Given credit with joining together the five tribes • From Mohawk tribe • Born around 1525

  14. Longhouses • long rectangular homes • made by building a frame from saplings, or young trees. • covered with bark sewn together • There was a long hallway with rooms on both sides

  15. Differences b/w Native Americans & Europeans • Land (ownership) • N.A. felt no man owned the land…tribe did • Europeans liked private property • Spirits/God • N.A. felt nature was mixed with many spirits • Europeans were Christian and monotheistic • Nature • N.A. felt nature was sacred • Europeans felt nature & land was given to man by God in Genesis to be subdued and put to use • Money • N.A. had little to no concept or interest in money • Europeans loved money….gold

  16. Five Civilized Tribes Chart Activity • Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole • Open the Five Civilized Tribe- Native Americans Chart Information on the class website • Fill out the chart for each tribe by finding: • Location • Types of Food • House Type • Government • Interesting Fact

  17. Exit Ticket: • What were some benefits of the early Native American tribes joining and working together? • For example, the 5 Civilized Tribes and the Iroquois Confederacy..

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