LIVE Indigenous People of North America

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Most villages were located by the ocean where fish were abundant. Salmon was a staple of their diet and was held in high regard. Which region does this describe?

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The Northwest Coast

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One trapping technique for hunting deer, elk, bear, and other small game was pitfalls. Which region is associated with this technique?

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The Plateau

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Every longhouse had a totem pole that told the village what clan a family belonged to, and the chief would have his clan's crest carved onto village totem poles. Which region is this associated with?

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The Northwest Coast

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They followed buffalo herds for food, leather, and tools. Which group is described?

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The Plains

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Groups in this region celebrated significant events by hosting huge potlaches, a festival usually hosted by the chief and his family. Which region is this?

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The Northwest Coast

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In the Plains culture, women owned the tipis and could kick out a husband that neglected his family

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True

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The Algonquian and the Iroquois describe the broader language family and culture that many dozens of different tribes were a part of in this region. Options: The Pueblo, The Northeast Woodland, The Northwest Coast, The Subarctic

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The Northeast Woodland

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They believed in spiritual beings called kachinas. There are more than 500 divine spirit beings. Children often had handmade kachinas as wooden dolls. Which culture does this describe? Options: Northwest Coast, Eastern Woodlands, Plains, Pueblo

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Pueblo

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People in this region mixed dried buffalo with fat and berries to make a type of feed jerky called "pemmican". Pemmican was saved for the winter when food was hard to find. Which region is this?

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The Plains

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Their homeland centers on the Colorado Plateau, but extends from central New Mexico on the east to southern Nevada on the west.

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The Pueblo