First AmericansUnderstanding our future from

the past

By: Gabi Mella

Three first American tribes we studied

• Aztecs• Mound builders• Cliff dwellers

What some first Americans left behind.

• Aztecs: They left behind hieroglyphics, books, and status of their leaders.

• Mound builders: ceremonial masks and jewelry

Where the cliff dwellers were found

• Found in canyons and on the mesas of the U.S. Southwest, principally on the tributaries of the Rio Grande and the Colorado River in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado. They lived in toughs places because they needed an environment that they could do cliff dwellings on.

What tribe would I want to be in?

If I were in a tribe I would want to be in the mound builders because they were very nice people and they also where very good at making things by hand.