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Native Americans

Native Americans. Region Pictures. Home Pictures. Occupation Pictures. Transportation Pictures. warriors. Plains. Eastern Woodlands. farmers. hunters. horsemen. fishermen. Southwest. Powhatan Indians. Region Homes Occupations Transportation. Region Pictures.

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Native Americans

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  1. Native Americans

  2. Region Pictures Home Pictures Occupation Pictures Transportation Pictures warriors Plains Eastern Woodlands farmers hunters horsemen fishermen Southwest Powhatan Indians Region Homes Occupations Transportation

  3. Region Pictures Home Pictures Occupation Pictures Transportation Pictures warriors Plains Eastern Woodlands farmers hunters horsemen fishermen Southwest Sioux Indians Region Homes Occupations Transportation

  4. Region Pictures Home Pictures Occupation Pictures Transportation Pictures warriors Plains Eastern Woodlands farmers hunters horsemen fishermen Southwest Pueblo Indians Region Homes Occupations Transportation

  5. Let's Review! Indians Region Homes Occupations Transportation fishermen hunters farmers Powhatan Indians Eastern Woodlands wood and bark houses walked paddled canoes hunters horsemen warriors Sioux Indians Plains walked used horses Teepees multi-story terraced buildings Pueblo Indians Southwest walked farmers

  6. Native Americans Native Americans first arrived during the Ice Age when Nomads followed herds of animals across a land bridge from Asia to North America. Native Americans were the first Americans. Nomadic Native Americans lived in tribes all over the United States. Native Americans made many contributions to present-day life. 1st legends and stories jewelry farming pottery weaving respect for nature

  7. Important Battles • Battle of Wounded Knee – The massacre was the result of a number of unresolved grievances; the last armed conflict between the Sioux Nation and the United States • By the time it was over, about 146 men, women, and children of the Lakota Sioux had been killed.

  8. Important Battles • Battle of Little Big Horn AKA Custer's Last Stand – Custer leads his troops to remove the Lakota and Cheyenne people but were devastated with defeat • Victory for the Lakota; lead by Sitting Bull

  9. Important Events • Trail of Tears – US troops move 18,000 Cherokee at gunpoint 800 miles from 1838-1839 • From southeastern states to the Indian Territory (Oklahoma)

  10. Important Events • The Long Walk of the Navajo – Navajo were led by the Army and relocated from their Arizona Territory to Fort Sumner • At least 200 died along the 300+ mile • The trip lasted 18 days

  11. Vocabulary • Assimilation - the process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another. • Dawes Act – Moved Indian tribes to permanent reservations • Snyder Act – The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 granted full US citizenship to America’s indigenous peoples

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