Native Americans:

Lakota Indians

Kate GreenITRT

Suffolk City Schools2nd Grade – SOL 2.2, 2.4, 2.5

Lakota Indians

Region Indians Homes Occupations

Transportation

Plains Lakota Teepees Hunters Horsemen

Walked Used horses

RegionRegions: Places that have common (the same) characteristics

The Lakota•The Lakota moved

around the region to hunt for buffalo.

•Flat – Grassy, Plains•Lived WEST of the

Appalachian Mountains•Lived EAST of Rocky

Mountains

Homes• Teepees

• Animal Skins (Buffalo)• Stretched over Long,

Wooden Poles

• Traveled with their Teepees

• Set them up wherever the Buffalo stopped to graze (eat).

Living• Climate: The kind of weather an area has

over a long period of time• Land: The shape of the land’s surface• Environment: Natural Surroundings

Climate Land Plant Life

Hot summers,Harsh, cold

winters

Plains, Prairies, & Rolling hills

Grasses

Occupation

• Horsemen• Rode & Hunted• Carried Materials during the

move• Teepees• Equipment

• Hunters• Men & Boys• Buffalo, Small Animals, &

Birds

Occupation – Daily Job of an Adult

Transportation

• Walked• Used Horses

Transportation – How people move from one place to another.

Contributions

• Arts (pottery, weaving, carving)• Knowledge of the Environment• Respect for nature• Farming corn and

tobacco

Contribution – Things people from the past have done to make life today easier, today.

Videos & LinksVideos & Links • United Streaming Videos

•Watch these Videos:•The People of the Great Plains•Native Americans: People of the Plains.

• Lakota Indians•Go to the website & find out about:

•Regions•Homes•Occupations•Transportation

Native American Games

• Jeopardy Game• Pop-Up Game• Quiz - Games (Password =

explorers)•Eastern Woodland •Lakota •Pueblo