Native American Cultural Regions

Which animal was most important for the Great Plains for meat, clothing, blankets, and utensils?

• buffalo

• deer

• caribou

• mammoth

Vocab:

Round hut built over a deep hole

• wampum

• tepee

• lodge

• travois

What region had this as their shelter?

• Eastern Woodlands

• Great Plains

• Southwest Desert

• Northwest Coast

Vocab:

Organization for a purpose

• reservation

• pueblo

• league

• cultural region

What region had this as a house?

• Eastern Woodlands

• Northwest Coast

• Great Plains

• Southwest Desert

What region had this as their home?

• Eastern Woodlands

• Great Plains

• Southwest Desert

• Northwest Coast

What region had totem poles?

• Eastern Woodlands

• Great Plains

• Southwest Desert

• Northwest Coast

The Great Plains and Eastern Woodlands regions both utilized this as a resource:

• buffalo

• totem poles

• shamans

• animal hides

The people of the Southwest Desert region believed this would control the rain:

• a cornhusk doll

• a kiva

• a totem pole

• a Kachina doll

Vocab:

Type of party where guests get gifts

• powwow

• potlatch

• lodge

• reservation