Flashcards American Indian Nations in detail | Quizlet

Kwakiutl - homes

Wooden Plank Houses with Totem Poles

Kwakiutl - region

Northwest Coast -- Coastal Range

Rainy, mild climate

Kwakiutl - resources

Natural Resources (NR)

Capital Resources (CR)

Human Resources (HR)

• Fishermen (HR)

• Hunters (HR)

• Gatherers (HR)

Canoe (CR)

Fishing Traps (CR)

Wood (NR)

Salmon (NR)

Kwakiutl: Adaptations to physical geography and climate

Environment: Cedar forests: Animal traps

Rivers: Canoes for travel and fishing

Climate: Temperate, but wet, rainy

Cedar homes were waterproof

Cedar tree bark clothing were waterproof

Inuit - homes

Igloos made of snow or stone (winter)

Stone Pit homes (summer, think of the Netsilik carrying the tent with poles and using stones)

Inuit - region

Canadian Shield

Arctic

Alaska and Northern Canada

Inuit - resources

Natural Resource (NR)

Capital Resource (CR)

Human Resource (HR)

Snow & ice (NR)

Animal furs (NR)

Sled (CR)

Snow shoes (CR)

• Arctic Hunters (HR)

• Fishermen (HR)

Inuit: Adaption to physical geography and climate

Environment: Rivers: trapped fish using stone walls

Snow-covered land: build sleds for easy travel

Climate: Arctic (freezing):

Made igloos

Made warm clothing out of animal hides

Lakota/Sioux - homes

Teepees made of animal skin

Nomadic

Lakota/Sioux - region

Great Plains

Dry Grasslands

Lakota/Sioux - resources

Natural (NR)

Capital (CR)

Human (HR)

Buffalo (NR)

Antelope (NR)

Horses (CR) -- brought by Spanish

Bow & Arrow (CR)

Canoe (CR)

• Nomadic Hunters (HR)

• Limited Farming (HR)

Lakota/Sioux: Adaptation to physical geography and climate

Environment: Dry grassland: Built teepee homes from bison skin, nomadic lifestyle

Limited farming

Climate: Hot & cold, dry

Bison skin clothing

Life centered around the bison because farming was limited

Pueblo - homes

Adobe Apartments made of dried mud and clay

Hogans

Pueblo - region

Basin & Range

Desert areas bordering cliffs and mountains

Southwest

Pueblo - resources

Natural (NR)

Capital (CR)

Human (HR)

Clay (NR)

Sheep (NR)

Irrigation canal (CR)

Horses (CR -- brought by Spanish

• Desert Farmers (HR)

• Hunters (HR)

• Gatherers (HR)

• Traders (HR)

• Herdsmen (HR)

Pueblo: Adaptation to physical geography and climate

Environment: Desert: created Adobe apartments clay/straw homes

Irrigation ditches were dug to do farming

Climate: Desert (hot, dry)

Made homes in cliffs for shade

Cotton clothing

Iroquois - homes

Longhouses made of wood and bark

Wigwams

Iroquois - region

Coastal Plain, Appalachian Mountains & Interior Lowlands

Eastern Woodlands

Iroquois - resources

Natural (NR)

Capital (CR)

Human (HR)

Deer (NR)

Wood (NR)

Canoe (CR)

Animal Trap (CR)

• Farmers (HR)

• Hunters (HR)

• Gatherers (HR)

• Trappers (fur) (HR)

• Fishermen (HR)

Iroquois: Adaptation to physical geography and climate

Environment: Rivers: Made Canoes for travel and fishing

Heavy forests: made longhouses from the trees

Climate: temperate (mild, hot-cold)

Wigwams - summer and hunting

Longhouses - in winter

Rio Grande

The Pueblo used the Rio Grande and its tributaries to water their corn and cotton.