Native Americans of North America

​Native Americans

Open Ended

Who were the first people/person in live in North America?

• States like Alabama, Illinois, Massachusetts and Mississippi

• ​Kansas = Kansa Tribe

• Olathe, Topeka, Wichita, Shawnee ​

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Native Americans

• Legend of Deganawidah (Iriquois)

• Five original tribes of Native Americans

• A tribe is a group of families connected under a single leadership​

• in 1580 these​ tribes came together to form a league

• Sent representatives of men, women could remove representatives​

Multiple Choice

Women were allowed in the League

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is a tribe?

• A group of friends

• A group of teachers

• A group of families with one leader

Multiple Choice

How many original tribes were there?

• 10

• 7

• 5

• ​Native americans within each region developed similar cultures

• ​Thick forest full of wood, animals, fresh water and fish

Eastern Woodlands Cultural region

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• lived in longhouses

• long as 150 feet ​with as many as 12 families

• Iroquois called themselves "people of the longhouses"

• ​Canoes, clothing, food​

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Multiple Choice

What were the Eastern Woodlands like?

• desert like, with little trees

• lots of trees animals and water

• very cold and few animals

Multiple Choice

The Iroquois lived in

• Long Houses

• Log Cabins

• Tents

Multiple Choice

Long Houses held up to

• 12 people

• 12 families

• 12 tribes

• connection to animals, trees, nature

• They created Wampum and other items from nature ​

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Poll

What is a Wampum?

• a turtle shell

• a belt made of sea shells

• a blanket made of fur