EDMES Grade Five Learning Tree |
Native Americans inhabited North America long before settlers came from Europe.
When the Pilgrims arrived in America, there were many tribes
across the country, numbering a thousand tribal nations. Among these were such
diverse tribes as the Seminoles, Choctaws, Alabamas, Winnebagos, Chippewas,
Kickapoos, Iiowas, O
mahas, Sioux, Sac, Fox, Cheyenne, Apaches, Zuni, Mohaves,
Utes, Crows, Flatheads, Blackfeet, and others. Their names were as varying as
their lifestyles and customs.
The Southwestern
Tribes came from the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Southern Colorado,
and the northern part of Mexico. Most of the land is desert covered with
cactus.
California
Native Americans may have numbered as many as one million at one time.
The Hupa live
in the largest reservations in California.
The
Dakota Nation includes the native peoples who once lived in the northern
forests and along the upper Mississippi River in northern Minnesota.
The
Comanches were fierce warriors who lived on the Southern Plains. The Southern
Plains extend from the state of Nebraska into the north part of Texas. The Comanches
are one of the most historically important Indian cultures from Texas, they
were much more than just warriors, they were also very good traders. The
Pawnee
nation lived in
Nebraska for many years before the first white men came.
Wampanoag
means "eastern people." Also called: Massasoit, Philip's Indians, and very commonly
in the early records, Pokanoket (Poncakanet). Like other Algonquin in southern
New England, the Wampanoag were a horticultural people who supplemented their
agriculture with hunting and fishing. Villages were concentrated near the coast
during the summer to take advantage of the fishing and seafood, but after the
harvest, the Wampanoag moved inland and separated into winter hunting camps
of extended families. Extending across most of northern New England into the
southern part of the Canadian Maritimes, the
Abenaki called their homeland Ndakinna
meaning "our land."
Native Americans lived in many different types of shelters,
depending on their needs. Visit this site to learn about teepees and other
homes they made and used.
Try this think quest to learn more about one tribes life. The Lakota Legacy
This site last updated 04/17/2005