Basic Activities of Man, Beliefs, Regions, and Lifestyles.

Native Americans

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Fo l low ing the i r p rey the Nat ive Amer icans c rossed the Ber ing S t ra i t wh ich was an i ce

b r idge a t the t ime approx imate ly 20 ,000 years ago and they were nomads peop le w i th

no permanent home and the food they fo l l owed was buff a lo.

These nomads were each a separa te na t ion , and they l i ved in d iff erent reg ions o f the

ear th .

Nat ive Amer icans were ca re fu l no t to overuse the i r resources . S ince they respected the

ear th they l i ved on .

The i r l i f es ty les were h igh ly dependant on the env i ronment a round them, and they

acc l imated to wherever they se t t led .

History

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Native Americans were settled in different regions in America. After crossing the Bering Strait.

The coastal regions, such as California and the Northwest Coast, were moist, had mild weather,

and contained many animals.

The Plateau and Great Basin were both located between the Sierra Nevada's and Rockies but the

Plateau was slightly different because the Plateau had a higher altitude and the Plateau had a

cool wet climate but the Great Basin had a severe climate with extremes of hot and cold.

The Great Plains and the Southwest had vast, treeless plains and little to moderate rainfall.

Buffalo, kangaroos, quails, and prairie dogs were just some of the game that could be hunted.

The Southwest and Eastern Woodlands were heavily forested, filled with animal life, and had a

plentiful supply of water.

Regions

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Native Americans settled all throughout North America and adapted their lifestyles to the

weather and environment of the region.

All Native Americans, until many were converted to Christianity, believed that everything in

nature contained a spirit, even rocks!

A basic rule in the clans was that the elders received respect and sovereignty above the

other tribal members.

Working only for necessities, was important in a Native American’s life, for they believed that

life was too short and important to waste.

Lifestyles

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Every group of people have BAM (“The Basic Activities of Man”); it is how they live. The

Native Americans’ BAM was dependant upon the region they settled in.

There are ten “Basic Activities of Man”: trade, transportation, communication, conservation,

education, tools, recreation, social government, moral and religious beliefs, and aesthetics.

Native Americans had clothes and goods just enough to sustain themselves for they did not

want to waste life and they had many recreational activities and they believed that the

elders were the leaders in their “government”.

Basic Activities of Man (B.A.M)

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They respected the earth and wanted to live in harmony with nature, so they treated nature

and all forms of life with reverence.

 The Native Americans’ BAM remained the same until explorers searching for a “New World”

came about.

B.A.M (cont.)

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Beginning in the late 1400’s, Europeans began an exploration for the “New World”, and what

they found was plenty, including Native Americans.

 When the Spanish came around in California, they converted the natives to Catholicism and

they also made them dig for gold and they spread their culture to the Indians.

The Portuguese built sugar plantations and they tried to enslave Native Americans (but

failed). Since running sugar plantations was extremely hard.

Interaction with Explorers

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The French were a bit kinder. How so? Well, they traded and made alliances with the natives

and were able to live peacefully with them.

The British had made some alliances with the Native Americans, but they also had some

battles too and in the end, they almost wiped out the Indian population.

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