Native American Native American Tribes:Tribes:

Who Were They?Who Were They?Did the arrival of the Europeans Did the arrival of the Europeans

affect the Native American way of affect the Native American way of life? After you have explored the life? After you have explored the life styles of the major tribes, you life styles of the major tribes, you

decide if their lives changed.decide if their lives changed.

What do you want to learn?What do you want to learn?

To begin the research you need to determine what was important in the life of a native American of yesteryear!

You will need to find out where your tribe lived, how they survived, How did they get their food and how did the land help them with resources.

Your research will be easier if you use an outline and list your information under the appropriate area.

• Shelter-What was the type of shelter? Describe and tell why it was suitable for your tribe.

• Clothing-Describe what kind of clothing was worn by the men and women of your tribe. Why do you think that your tribe chose this type of protection?

• Language-What was the name of their language? Did they communicate in any other way?

• Government-How did they get their laws? Who was the leader of the tribe and what was his/her job? What did men do in the tribe? What did women do in their tribe?

• Habitat -Where did the tribe live? Where were they located in what is now the U.S.? Describe the area.

Physical Location of TribesPhysical Location of Tribes

Where in present-day Where in present-day America did your tribe America did your tribe live? live?

Draw a map of the Draw a map of the United States and United States and show the location or show the location or locations of the region locations of the region where they lived.where they lived.

HabitatHabitat

What was the What was the land like in land like in the region the region where your where your tribe lived? tribe lived? Was it a Was it a desert? desert? MountainousMountainous? Coastal? ? Coastal? Prairie?Prairie?

Illustrate and Illustrate and describe the describe the area.area.

Map of United StatesMap of United States

Draw a map of North America. Draw a map of North America. Show where the present USA is Show where the present USA is located and show where your located and show where your tribe lived. Include a key that tribe lived. Include a key that identifies these areas.identifies these areas.

ShelterShelter

Describe what type of Describe what type of dwelling your tribe dwelling your tribe members lived in. members lived in. Research how the shelter Research how the shelter would have been made.would have been made.

Draw of picture of your Draw of picture of your tribe’s home or homes.tribe’s home or homes.

Food and AgricultureFood and Agriculture

• How did your tribe get it’s food?

• Were they hunters?• Were they

gatherers?• Were they

fishermen?• Were they

farmers?

ClothingClothing

Describe what type of clothing Describe what type of clothing your tribe wore. Did the your tribe wore. Did the clothing have any special clothing have any special significance? significance?

Did the men and women wear Did the men and women wear different types? different types?

Did the leader of the tribe wear Did the leader of the tribe wear any special garments?any special garments?

GovernmentGovernment

How did your tribe get How did your tribe get it’s laws?it’s laws?

What was the name of What was the name of the leader or leaders of the leader or leaders of your tribe?your tribe?

Did religion play any Did religion play any special significance in special significance in the law-making process?the law-making process?

Native American StudiesNative American Studies

In your research, organize your information in Chapters:

I. Name of tribe and basic InformationII. Habitat-where your tribe lived (include maps and

descriptions)III. ShelterIV. Food and Agriculture-How did they get their food?V. GovernmentVI. Important Information-Include information that

may not fit in the other chapters.Bibliography