North American Indians
By
Davey O Connor
 Why where they called Indians?
 They were called Indians because when Europeans
discovered America they thought they had discovered a
new route to India.
What where the different
tribes?
 Pawnee, Sioux, Kansa, Blackfoot, Comanche, Mandan,
Cheyenne, Mohican, Cherokee, Huron, Delaware were
just some of the tribes.
Famous Indian Chiefs
There were many famous Indian chiefs, here are just a few:
Geronimo- Apache
Crazy horse – Lakota
Black hoof- Shawnee
Cochise – Apache
Red jacket – Seneca
Sitting bull –Lakota
Standing bear – Ponca
American horse - Sioux
What type food did they eat?
 They ate buffalo and they used every part of the
animal. They made clothes and tent and blankets from
the skin of the buffalo, and they used the bones to
make needles and weapons.
 They were also farmers and planet crops for there own
food.
 Hey also gathered wild berries ant other plants.
Where they live
 There were to types of tribes:
 One type lived in tents called tepees, these were know
as hunting tribes and they always moved from place to
place.
 The other type lived in villages. Their houses were
made from wood and earth. Up to 40 people could live
in one hut.
What weapons they use
 Tomahawk
 Bow arrow
 Knife
 Spear
 Culbs
 Shields
 Guns
What type Clothes they wear
 They wore cloaks leggings, coats and moccasins
 These were mainly made of animal hide.
Indian festivals
 The Indians held dances in honor of the great spirits
and gods.
 Some the gods were sun god the moon god and gods
of thunder and lighting
 The also built totem poles to remember the dead.
Games and Pastimes
 Pastimes: the Indians have many pastimes the women
made belts dresses and sewed. The men carved pipes
and told stories
 Games: the most famous Indian game is lacrosse.
Indians Today
 Today most Indians live on reservations. These are
special areas where they the Indians live. They go to
school here and learn about Indian history customs and
traditions. But life on reservations can be hard as they
are separated from the rest of society quite a lot.
Conflict
 The reason that the Indians live on these reservations
is because the lost the war with the European Settler.
 When the settlers first arrived they trade with the
Indians, but as more and more settlers arrived the
wanted more and more land and took it from the Native
American Indians. The Indians were annoyed and
upset by this and they began to fight back, and a war
started.
 The Indians won a famous battle called the battle of
Little Bighorn.
Little Big Horn
 The Indians won a famous battle called the battle of
Little Bighorn.
 At this battle General Custer was defeated by Chief
Crazy Horse.
 But they eventually lost the war and were forced onto
reservations where many of them died.