why do you think native american tribes developed different cultures?
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Why do you think Native American tribes developed
different cultures?
Native American Cultures
Culture through Geography
North American LifeNorth American LifeRegional differences allow for different:CultureSocietal structureAgrarian(farming) versus NomadicReligion / Creation beliefs
Different Regions of Different Regions of Native PopulationNative Population
North
Northwest Coast
California
The Plateau
Great Basin*
Middle America*
Southwest
Plains
Northeast
Southeast
Caribbean
Regions of SettlementRegions of Settlement
NorthInuit and AleutIce fishing and huntingNomads- no permanent
homes, traveled in search of food
Regions of Regions of SettlementSettlement
Northwest CoastChinookPrimarily fishingDeveloped food storage
CaliforniaChumash & YurokFish and Hunter/ Gatherers
Regions of SettlementRegions of SettlementPlateau
Nez Perce & FlatheadFished for SalmonScavenged for roots
SouthwestApache, Navaho, PuebloSome farm, others nomadicCliff dwellers
Flathead Flathead
Regions of SettlementRegions of Settlement
Plains Pawnee,
Osage, Sioux Hunt buffalo Plant squash,
beans and corn
Sioux Sioux
Regions of Regions of SettlementSettlement
SoutheastCherokee, Mobile, Creek,Grow cornHuntersMound buildersTowns with large
populations
Creek HouseCreek House
Cahokia- This artist’s rendering, based on archaeological evidence, suggests the size and magnificence of the Mississippian city of Cahokia. By the thirteenth century, it was as populous as medieval London, and served as a center of trade for the vast interior of North America.
Regions of Regions of SettlementSettlement
CaribbeanTaino- First Indians Columbus
encounteredFishingWiped out by European
Columbus Meets the Taino, 1493Columbus Meets the Taino, 1493
NortheastNortheastMohawk, Lenape, OneidaFished, hunted & gathered from
forests, grew cropsOften at war, form Iroquois League- created constitution Women selected male council