Native American Organizer 2012

Name: _____________________________________________________

SS4H1 The student will describe how early Native American cultures developed in North America.

a. Locate where Native Americans settled with emphasis on the Arctic (Inuit), Northwest (Kwakiutl), Plateau (Nez Perce), Southwest (Hopi), Plains (Pawnee), and Southeast (Seminole).

b. Describe how Native Americans used their environment to obtain food, clothing, and shelter.

Native American Nation

Location/Environment Food Clothing Shelter

The Kwakiutl

They lived in the Northwest Coast near

the Pacific Ocean. This environment has mild

temperatures and heavy

rainfall. There are large, dense forests and many

rivers.

There are salt water and

freshwater fish, forest and

ocean animals.

Plant life includes ferns,

berries, and skunk

cabbages. They specialized in

salmon and other types of

fishing.

Most men did not wear any

clothing at all, but some wore

a breechcloth.

Women wore short skirts

made of cedar bark. In colder

weather, both wore long tunics

and cloaks made of

shredded cedar bark with

moccasins.

They lived in rectangular,

cedar-plank houses with

bark roofs.

Their houses were large

enough to hold up to 50 people.

Native American Nation

Location/Environment Food Clothing Shelter

Inuit

Nez Perce

Native American Nation

Location/Environment Food Clothing Shelter

Hopi

Pawnee

Native American Nation

Location/Environment Food Clothing Shelter

Seminole

Resources:

Visit each table of books. Books are group by Native American Nation.

Visit the pathfinder at http://sqworl.com/hivps6