Eastern Woodlands Region
(EW)/Tribe
The Eastern Woodland Region is
in the eastern part of the United
States. Virginia is in the Eastern
Woodland Region.
We studied the Powhatan tribe.
They spoke the Algonquian
language.
EW Plant Life
The Eastern Woodland Region
has forest (plants and trees),
rivers, hills, mountains and
coastland.
EW Climate
Hot, humid summers
Mild winters
The climate of the Eastern
Woodlands Region is hot, humid
summers and mild winters.
EW Shelter
The Powhatans lived in
longhouses. They were made
from wood and bark from the
trees. Multiple families lived in
the long houses. They were
permanent – they could not
move them from place to
place. The Eastern Woodlands
Native Americans were settled.
EW Food (hunted/farmed)
Deer, rabbit and fish were found
in the Eastern Woodland
Region. The Powhatans hunted
the animals. They were used for
food, clothing and tools. The
Eastern Woodland Native
Americans used everything
from the animals. They did not
waste anything. They also
farmed the land. The land was
good for farming corn, beans,
and squash.
EW Transportation
The Powhatans walked or
used canoes to travel from
place to place.
EW Occupations or Jobs
The Powhatans were
hunters, farmers, and
fishermen.
Plains Region (PL)/Tribe
The Plains Region is in the
middle part of the United
States. We studied the
Sioux: Lakota tribe.
PL Plant Life
The Plains Region is
grasslands with plains,
prairies with tall grasses and
rolling hills.
Hot, dry summers
Harsh, cold winters
PL Climate
The climate of the Plains
Region has hot summers
and harsh, cold winters.
Teepee
PL Shelter
The Lakota Sioux lived in
teepees. They were made
of buffalo skins and poles.
They were nomadic
people. The teepees were
easily moved and they
would pack them up and
follow the buffalo.
PL Food
Buffalo were found in the
Plains Region. The Lakota
Sioux moved around the
Great Plains to hunt for
bison (buffalo).
The Lakota Sioux also ate
plants and berries that they
found on the prairie.
PL Transportation
The Plains Native
Americans walked. They
laler used horses to travel
from place to place, hunt,
and make war.
PL Occupations or Jobs
The Lakota Sioux were
hunters and warriors
(fighters.) They hunted
buffalo and rode horses.
Southwest Region
(SW)/Tribe
The Southwest Region is in the
southwestern part of the United
States. The tribe from the
Southwest Region that we study
is the Pueblo. The pueblo
people spoke different
languages.
SW Plant Life
Very dry with very little rain
Hot Days
Cold nights
The Southwest Region has
high flatlands and dry
desert areas.
Common plants are
cactus, sagebrush and
juniper.
SW Climate
The climate of the
Southwest Region is desert.
It is hot days and cold
nights. There is very little
rain in this region.
SW Shelter
The Southwest Pueblo
Native Americans lived in
multi-terraced buildings
(adobes) made of clay.
These buildings were
permanent because the
Southwest Native
Americans were settled.
They stayed in one place.
SW Food (hunted/farmed)
The Pueblo ate mostly
vegetables. But, they
hunted the small desert
animals like rabbit and
coyote. They farmed the
land. Corn was the main
crop but they also grew
other vegetables.
SW Transportation
The Pueblo walked on foot
to travel from place to
place.
SW Occupation or Job
The Pueblo were farmers.
Farming was their main
source of food. They also
hunted small desert
animals when there was
not enough food from
farming.
Native American
Contributions
Native Americans taught
us many things. Some of
those things included:
 respecting nature
(using the entire
animal, only taking
what is needed)
 understanding the
environment.
(knowing when the
weather is good to
farm)
 farming of corn and
tobacco
Native American art
including architecture,
weaving, pottery, carving.
 Eastern Woodlands –
made birch bark
canoes.
 The Plains – painted
symbols/pictures onto
their teepees.
 The Southwest –
made clay pots,
wove blankets and
baskets.