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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Indigenous People | First to live on the land. They are the original settlers of the land. |
| How can we study the Native Americans? | Through studying primary sources (artifacts and historical records) and secondary sources (textbooks) |
| Tribes | communities of the first peoples of North America |
| Wickiups | small, easy-to-move homes consisting of a wooden frame covered with woven leaves and brush |
| Adobe | a home built with a mixture of straw, water, and clay baked into hard bricks in the Southwest |
| Longhouses | Larger, more permanent homes built by the Iroquois |
| Wigwams | small, dome-shaped homes of the Chippewa |
| Tepees | cone-shaped homes made with long poles covered with animal hides. These were portable (easy to move) |
| Totem Poles | Wooden poles with carved animals and symbols that tell stories about their family. |
| Potlatch | special feasts where the guests received gifts. |
| Arctic Tribe | Traveled great distances to hunt animals like seals and caribou |
| Tribes of the West | Had deep connections with the environment. |
| Midwest Tribes | Main source of food and materials was bison |
| Southeastern Tribes | Many were farmers. The largest tribe Creek. |
| Eastern Woodland Tribes | Used tools as weapons |
| Customs and Culture | Each tribe had its own unique custom (a way of doing something) and culture (way of life) |
| Navajo Nation | Largest recognized tribe in the United States today |
| Chiefdom | a group of tribes under one leader |
| Clans | Larger groups of distant relatives |
| Confederacies | Tribes joining together |