Southwest
“Anasazi”
“Hopi”
“Zuni”
“Navajo”
Mountain View Elementary School
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Location of Southwest
Picture Credit:
 The Anasazi are
located in the desert
that is the
southwestern part of
the USA.
 Today it is known as
the Four corners and
covers Colorado, New
Mexico, Utah, and
Arizona.
http://www.nhusd.k12.ca.us/ALVE/NativeAmerhome.ht
ml/Navajo.html/Navajo_Land.html/nnmap.gif
Culture of Southwest
 They used animals
skins for clothes.
Picture Credit:
http://www.nhusd.k12.ca.us/ALVE/NativeAmerhome.html/N
avajo.html/Navajo_etc.html/Navajo_Music.html#dances
How they lived?
 They lived in adobe
buildings. Some used
cliffs made of sandstone
for their homes.
 Their first floor had no
doors or windows in
order to keep thieves out.
They used a ladder to get
to the second floor of
their house.
Picture Credit:
 Dry farming was used to
grow the 3 sisters (corn,
http://www.utep.edu/region19/mo
squash, and beans).
dules/natast05/html/natast11.htm
Southwest Religion
 They believed in
Spirits in nature.
 Kachina dances were
done to bring rain to
the crops.
 They also had kivas, a
religious building
Picture Credit:
http://www.uwec.edu/Academic/curric/greidebe/Indigenous/St
udent.Web.Pages/Art.indigenous/web.kachina/pics-
Southwest Art
 The Southwest made
pots, cloths, and
baskets as well as
jewelry and dolls.
Picture Credit:
http://inkido.indiana.edu/w310work/romac/art.htm
Southwest Clothing
 Their clothing was
made from cotton but
they didn’t need much
since it was very hot
 They did wear
moccasins.
Picture Credit:
http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/southwest.html
What happened to the
Southwest?
 Many of the
Southwest Native
Americans have
moved on to other
places.
 Some Native
Americans remain in
the surrounding areas.
Picture Credit:
http://www.utep.edu/region19/modules/natast05/html/natast11.htm
Mound Builders
“Mississippians”
Location of Mound Builders
 They lived in the
Ohio and Mississippi
River valleys.
Picture Credit:
http://www.cr.nps.gov/aad/feature/builder.htm
How the Mound Builders lived?
 They grew and ate
maize (field corn).
 Cities were built on
top of mounds of
dirt.
Picture Credit:
http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/prehistory/ancienttech/grinding_corn.html
 The Mound Builders’ got
Mound Builder Religion
their name because they
would bury people along
with their goods in
concical mounds on a hill.
 Many mounds contain
hundreds of people buried
on top of one another
creating a mountain.
 Many of these mounds
have tons of dirt and these
people didn’t even have
horses to help them. The
Picture Credit:
people carried all the dirt!
http://members.tripod.com/~IS3  The largest mound is
found in Cahokia, Illinois
35/monks.html
and contains about 40,000
people.
Mound Builder Religion 2
Picture Credit:
 They believed that spiders
and woodpeckers had
special powers.
 They also had a leader
known as the “Great
Sun.” When he died, his
wives were killed and
buried with him so he
would have them in the
next life.
http://members.tripod.com/~IS335/monks.html
What happened to the Mound
Builders?
 Most of them died as
a result of the White
man bringing disease
with him from
Europe.
Picture Credit:
http://members.tripod.com/~IS335/monks.html
Plains
(1500-1800 AD)
“Sioux”
Location of Plains
 The Plains Native
Americans lived in
the middle of the
USA on the plains
(flat land).
 They especially lived
in the Dakota prairies.
Picture Credit:
www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/ notable/laura.htm
Culture of Plains
 They had coup sticks
for fighting other
Native American
tribes. If you could
touch an enemy with
a coup stick without
getting killed, that
was considered a
great honor.
Picture Credit: www.nativetribe.com/
How the Plains lived?
 They owned horses so
they hunted buffalo. The
dried meat they ate was
called jerky.
 The 3 sisters (corn,
squash and beans) were
also grown.
 Their houses consisted of
either lodges and hogans
or teepees when they
were hunting buffalo and
had to move often.
Picture Credit:
http://www.anthro.mankato.msus.edu/prehistory/settlements/regions/plains.html
Plains Art
 A calendar was kept
on buffalo hide. This
was called a Winter
Count.
 Beads were also used
for decoration.
Picture Credit:
http://www.galileo.org/tips/can-count/winter-tr.html
Plains Clothing
 Buffalo hides
provided clothing for
this tribe.
Picture Credit:
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/indians/
reports4/plains.htm
What happened to the Plains?
 Many were killed by White European men.
Picture Credit: : www.whitko.k12.in.us/buildings/ wms/staff/home/
Northwest
“Tlingit”
Location of Northwest
 The Northwest
Native Americans
can be found in
Southern Alaska.
Picture Credit:
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/indians/reports3/northwest.htm
Culture of Northwest
 Potlatch is the
name given to
parties in which the
host gives a gift to
all the guests and
invites the guests to
a feast for a few
days.
Picture Credit: www.heard.org/
How the Northwest lived?
 Fishing and whales provided the food.
 “Salmon Run” is famous because that is when the
Northwest catches a lot of fish due to the migration of
salmon up the rivers.
 They lived in wooden lodges.
Picture Credit:
http://www.g
ermantown.k
12.il.us/html/
northwest.ht
ml
Northwest Religion
& Art
 Totem poles are
created out of wood to
protect homes from
bad spirits.
 Totem poles are
created and many
families have them
outside their village or
longhouse.
Picture Credit:
http://intergate.cccoe.k12.ca.us/mdtech/nativeamerican/kwakieutl/wood.htm
Northwest Clothing
 Animal skins and bark
provided clothing for
the Northwest.
Picture Credit:
http://www.nhusd.k12.ca.us/ALVE/NativeAmerhome.html/KWAKIUTLS.html/CLOTHING.html
What happened to the
Northwest?
 The descendants still
live in Alaska and
continue to fish and
hunt whale.
 In 1971, the USA
gave some of their
land back to them.
Picture Credit:
http://cooday8.tripod.com/alaska.htm
Inuits-”People”
(Eskimoes)
Location of Inuits
 The Inuits can be
found in northern
Alaska and Canada.
Picture Credit:
http://ccins.camosun.bc.ca/~conklin/pages/martin/html/inuitlocation.htm
Culture of Inuits
 Husky dogs are used
to pull sleds over the
ice and snow.
 There are yearly races
called the iditarod.
 Seal oil provides the
fat for creating light Picture Credit:
similar to a candle. http://www.iditarod.com/index.shtml
How the Inuits lived?
 Most Inuits live in an
igloo.
 Harpoons are spears
used to kill fish, seals,
and even whales.
Picture Credit:
http://ccins.camosun.bc.ca/~conklin/pages/martin/html/inuitHousing.htm
Inuits Religion
Anningan is the moon
god shown on the right.
The moon god is
always chasing his
sister, Malina, the sun
goddess across the sky.
Anningan forgets to
eat so that is why the
moon changes shape.
Picture Credit:
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mythology/anningan_moon.html
Inuits Art
 They Create masks
for religious dances
and also make
wooden carvings.
 Toys for kids would
be made from bone or
wood.
Picture Credit:
http://ccins.camosun.bc.ca/~conklin/pages/martin/html/inuitRAC.htm
Inuits Clothing
Picture Credit:
http://ccins.camosun.bc.ca/~conklin/pages/martin/html/inuitdress.htm
 They wear heavy fur clothing to keep
themselves warm along with boots for walking
in the snow.
What happened to the Inuits?
 They still live in
the cold, icy
climate of
Alaska and
Canada today.
Picture Credit:
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/indians/reports3/inuit.htm
Eastern Woodland
(1300-1600 AD)
“Powhatan”
“Iroquois”
“Cherokee”
Eastern Woodland Location
 These Native
Americans are located
on the Eastern Coast
of the USA which
includes Virginia.
Picture Credit:
http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/woodland2.html
Eastern Woodland Culture
 In many tribes, the
women had the power
of leadership.
 The game la crosse
was invented by this
culture.
Picture Credit:
http://www.oneida-nation.net/lacrosse.html
How the Eastern Woodland
lived?
 Longhouses and wigwams is what these tribes used
for housing.
 Deer, rabbit, squirrel, moose, elk were hunted
while the 3 sisters (squash, beans, and corn) were
farmed.
Click here to see a Native American village
Eastern Woodland Longhouse!
Picture Credit: http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/woodland2.html
Eastern Woodland Religion
 They had visions.
 Most tribes believed
in a supernatural
being.
Picture Credit: http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/woodland2.html
Eastern Woodland Art
 Wampum belts were
used by the Iroquois
to tell stories and keep
history alive.
 Beads were also used
for decoration.
 Weaving was also
done by the women.
Picture Credit: www.cshore.com/waabanaki/ images/wampbelt5lg.jpg
Eastern Woodland Clothing
 They used
animals skins for
clothing.
 They wore shirts,
leggings, and
moccasins.
 The children
wore nothing.
Picture Credit: www.cshore.com/waabanaki/ images/wampbelt5lg.jpg
What happened to the Eastern
Woodland Native Americans?
 Many of the USA
constitution ideas
derived from the
Iroquois Confederacy.
 Most were killed off
by White men.
 However, some still
live on reservations
today.
Picture Credit: www.cshore.com/waabanaki/ images/wampbelt5lg.jpg