Our American Indians

A Review for History SOL 2.2

Betty Jo Acker

EDUC 540

November, 2002

What Will We Learn about American Indians?

SOL 2.2 The students will compare the lives and contributions of American Indians with emphasis on the Powhatan of the Eastern Woodlands, the Lakota of the Plains, and the Pueblo people of the Southwest.

The Three Regions & Native People Living There

• The Powhatan of the Eastern Woodlands

• The Lakota of the Plains

• The Pueblo of the Southwest

The Powhatan of the Eastern Woodlands Region

• Named for Chief Powhatan

• Included many tribes, located mainly in Virginia

• Were hunters, fishermen, and farmers

• Walked and paddled canoes

The Powhatan Longhouse made with a wood frame covered with bark or reed

The Lakota of the Plains

• Lived on the Great Plains or prairie, with rolling hills

• Hunted buffalo, used parts of the animal for items used everyday

• Walked or rode horses

The Lakota Tepee

• Nomadic people, needed to move to follow herds for hunting

• Lived in tepees, which could be moved easily

• Built with poles covered with buffalo hides

The Pueblo of the Southwest

• Lived in the hot, dry Southwest desert

• Built multi-story terraced building using adobe bricks

• Were farmers and hunters

• Walked for transportation

A Pueblo Home Built with Adobe

Contributions of the American Indians

Arts (carving, pottery, weaving) Knowledge

ofthe environment.

Respect forNature

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Farming corn and tobacco

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