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Southwest Native Americans

Built cliff dwellings and irrigation canals to grow crops in the desert; had cerimonial kivas

West Native Americans

Used canoes to fish and trade along rivers and ocean; ate acorns and salmon

Plains Native Americans

used horses to follow bison herds; build portable tipis for life on the move

Northeast Native Americans

Formed powerful alliances like the Haudenasunee confederacy ; lived in longhouses and farmed the “three sisters”

Three sisters

Corn, squash, and beans. Farming all three plants together helped to establish more permanent and larger settlements Co

Corn

A major crop in the Americas that contributed to the development of large and complex settlements for Native Americans

Irrigation

The process of redirecting bodies of water through channels to supply farmland

Pueblos

A tribe of Native Americans who settled in the present-day American southwest

Mississippians

Native Americans who lived in modern-day Missouri and Illinois

Algonquians

Native American peoples of the east who spoke relatd languages

Hunter-gatherer

A person who obtains most or all of their food by hunting, fishing, and foraging