Native American Study Guide
Test Dates: Powhatan: December 2nd
Lakota Sioux: December 9th
Pueblo: December 16th
Region
Indian
Tribe Name
Homes
Occupations
Food
Transportation
Contributions,
Clothing
Eastern
Woodlands
Climate:
Mild winters
Hot, humid
summers
Land:
Rivers, hills,
mountains,
coastland
Plant Life:
Forests, a
variety of plant
life
Plains
Climate:
Harsh, cold
winters
Hot summers
Land:
Plains, prairies,
rolling hills
Plant Life:
Grasses
Southwest
Climate:
Hot days, cold
nights, little
rainfall
Land:
High flatlands,
mesas
Plant Life:
Cactus
Powhatan
Longhouses
-wood frame and bark
houses made with
tree saplings (young
trees)
Fishermen and
Hunters (men)
“3 Sisters”:
Corn, Beans
& Squash
Walked
Paddled Canoes
Moccasins,
Settled
Tribe
Leggings
Farmers (women)
Deer
-used all parts
of the animals
(clothing,
tools, food)
Beaded
headbands
Respect for
nature
Canoe-making
Lakota
(Sioux)
Teepees
Nomadic
Tribe
(moving
around a lot;
following the
buffalo)
Pueblo
(means
village in
Spanish)
Settled
Tribe
Multi-story terraced
buildings made out of
adobe (clay), used
ladders to get to each
level
Hunters,
Horsemen (men)
Buffalo
-used all parts
of the animal
Making and
(clothing,
setting up teepees
tools, food,
(woman)
teepees)
Farmers
Hunters
“3 Sisters”:
Corn, Beans
& Squash
Hunted small
animals
Made stew&
corn bread
Irrigated land
Walked
Used Horses
Buffalo hide
stories
Respect for
nature
Walked
Clay pottery,
weaving
Respect for
nature
Painted faces
for religious
celebrations
Native American Study Guide
Test Dates: Powhatan: December 2nd
Lakota Sioux: December 9th
Pueblo: December 16th
Dear Parents,
Attached is a study guide, which includes information
for all three American Indian tribes. Students will have
three separate tests – one for each American Indian
tribe. Note the test dates above.
Please use the study guide to review only that
week’s American Indian tribe instead of all of the
information at once.
Sincerely,
Ms. Bedits
Great
Plains
Regions of Native
Americans
Southwest
Eastern
Woodland
Native American Study Guide
Test Dates: Powhatan: December 2nd
Lakota Sioux: December 9th
Pueblo: December 16th
Regions of Native
Americans
Eastern Woodlands
Plains
Southwest