Lakota/Iroquois Tribes

What is the climate like in the Great Plains?

• Warm all year roud

• Hot & humid in summer/cold & snowy in winter

• Cold all year round

• Cold in summer and hot in winter

What present-day states make are within the Great Plains?

• California & Virginia

• Tennessee & Kentucky

• North & South Dakota

• Florida & New York

What is a nomad?

• A person who hunts

• A person who is only a Native American

• Someone who lives in a permanent home

• A person who moves place to place

Why were the Lakota nomadic?

• They were constantly moving to follow their primary food source

• Because they were hunters and gathers

• Because they fished

• They had permanent settlements

What type of home did the Lakota live in?

• Igloo

• Longhouse

• Teepee

• Cave

How did a tepee meet the Lakota Tribes needs of their lifestyle?

• It was big

• It was durable

• It fit their family in it

• they could be quickly broken down, transported, and reassembled

How did the Lakota life revolve around the buffalo?

• They ate it

• They made things out of the buffalo

• They were their pets

• Everything the Lakota made and did had to do with the buffalo. Their food, shelter, and clothing all came from the buffalo.

What animal did the Lakota tribe follow?

• Coyotes

• Buffalo

• Deer

• prairie dogs

Why is the name "Iroquois" an insult to the Confederacy?

• They were given an ugly name from the Spanish

• The French gave them the name "real snakes"

• It means "happy people"

• It means "ruler"

What name did the Iroquois call themselves?

• "people of the longhouse"

• "nomad people"

• "buffalo hunters"

• "tribal leaders"