Natives

Why did the northwest region eat many fish?

• They lived near streams and rivers.
• They rode their horses to the Atlantic Ocean.
• They went fishing in Coligny.
• They northwest region did not eat fish

Which region do you see in the picture? (Think of Never Eat Soggy Waffles!)

• Southwest
• Great Basin
• Plains
• Northwest

The Plains region were travelers who moved from place to place. What vocabulary term would they fall under?

• Nomads
• Wigwams
• Totem Poles
• Game

Since the plains region were nomads, which type of housing did they live in?

• Tipi
• Adobe
• Long Houses
• Wigwam

Which region had a very advanced government similar to the U.S. government?

• Plains
• Woodlands
• Great Basin
• North West

Which tribe lived in longhouses?

• Inuit
• Iroquois
• Lakota
• Pueblo

Which word means a holy person or medicine man?

• Shaman
• Travois
• Reservation
• Potlatch

Which word means an activity done for a special purpose?

• Ceremony
• Drought
• Potlatch
• Powwow

Who made the decisions in the Iroquois League?

• The Great Council
• Older men
• Older women
• An outside tribe

What objects were used by the people of the Northwest Coast to represent a person's ancestors and show power and wealth?

• Totem poles
• Canoes
• Beaded clothing
• Horses