Download
1 / 27
270 likes | 489 Views
An ABC Book of Native Peoples of North America. By: Nealy , Kassie , Carli :. A is for A dobe. A type of clay traditionally used as a building material by Native Americans and, later, Spanish colonists in the Southwest . B is for B ison.
E N D
An ABC Book of Native Peoples of North America By: Nealy ,Kassie , Carli:
Ais for Adobe • A type of clay traditionally used as a building material by Native Americans and, later, Spanish colonists in the Southwest .
BisforBison • They provided food and clothing for Native Americans • Some groups used bison skin to make teepees.
C is for the California Desert • Groups such as the Cahuilla and Paiute lived in this desert.
D is for Deer • Deer was one of the main food sources for the Native Americans.
Eis for Early peoples of Mexico Farming started in Mexico by about 7000 B.C., people in Mexico and Central America were raising 3 crops : maize, beans, and squash.
F is for the Amazing Pueblo Farmers Dry farming uses tiny dams and canals to direct water to beans, squash, and cotton crops.
G is for Glaciers • Glaciers held so much water that ocean levels dropped and land appeared in some places. • Over time, a land bridge appeared that joined Asia and the Americas.
H is for Hohokam The Hohokam grew maize, beans, squash, and cotton in this hot, dry region.
I is for Iroquois • The Iroquois called themselves Hodenosaunee. • Their longest longhouse is thought to have been 334 feet.
J is for Jaguar • The jaguar was a food source for the Native Americans. .
K is for Keeping Records • When the Lakoda settled in a camp for the winter, they met to decide the most important events of that year. These events were painted as picture symbols in a circle on bison hide.
L is for Lodges • Homes made of logs covered with grasses, sticks, and soil. • Some plain groups lived in lodges.
M is for Migrate • The Navajo began to migrate, or move, to northern New Mexico by the late 1200s. • Today the Navajo are the largest non-Pueblo people in the Southwest.
N is for Native Americans The first Native Americans followed animals that supplied their food and clothing. • When animals moved, people moved after them.
Ois for Olmec In about 1200 B.C., the Olmec civilization developed in the steamy rain forests of southern Mexico. • The Olmec
P is for Pueblo • In about A.D.700, a people called Ancestral Pueblo settled in the Southwest.
Q is for Quiet • The Native Americans had to keep quiet when hunting in order to get food for the tribe.
R is for Racoon Racoons were a main clothing and food supplies. Their hide was used to keep the Native Americans warm during the night.
S is for Slash-and-Burn • Eastern Woodlands practiced a type of farming called slash-and-burn. Slash-and-burn was when they cut down, or slashed, trees for farming.
Tis for Teepees • Teepees are cone-shaped homes made with long poles covered with animal hides.
U is for Union • The Native Americans formed a union. The first tribe that formed one, was the Native Americans of the west.
Vis for Creek Villages The Creek (known as the Muskogee) arranged their own town around a large council house or “Chokofa.”
W is for The Wealth of the Tlingit The Tlingit settled in the Pacific Northwest. Like other people in the region, they got most of there food and goods from the sea.
Xis for Xsouqi • The Xsouqi is a Native American tribe.
Y is for Yankton • This Native American tribe lived in the Southwest. • Their homes were longhouses .
Zis for Zuni This Native American tribe lived in the Southwest.
