Indigenous Peoples of North America

Arctic / Inuit - Climate

Extreme cold with sea ice and almost no trees.

Arctic / Inuit - Food

Seals, walrus, caribou, and fish.

Arctic / Inuit - Shelter

Pit houses in winter and skin tents in summer.

Arctic / Inuit - Clothing

Fur parkas and sealskin boots.

Pacific NW Coast / Kwakiutl - Climate

Mild, very rainy with dense forest and rich ocean.

Pacific NW Coast / Kwakiutl - Food

Salmon, halibut, clams, deer, and elk.

Pacific NW Coast / Kwakiutl - Shelter

Permanent cedar plank houses.

Pacific NW Coast / Kwakiutl - Clothing

Woven cedar bark that is rain-resistant.

Great Plains / Lakota - Climate

Hot summers, cold winters, dry grassland with few trees.

Great Plains / Lakota - Food

Buffalo, deer, and antelope.

Great Plains / Lakota - Shelter

Portable tipis made of buffalo hide.

Great Plains / Lakota - Clothing

Buffalo-hide robes, moccasins, and leggings.

Southwest / Pueblo - Climate

Hot, dry desert with little rain and cold nights.

Southwest / Pueblo - Food

Corn, beans, squash, deer, and rabbit.

Southwest / Pueblo - Shelter

Adobe multi-room buildings and cliff dwellings.

Southwest / Pueblo - Clothing

Woven cotton in light layers.

Eastern Woodlands / Iroquois - Climate

Four seasons with heavy rain, thick forests, and rivers.

Eastern Woodlands / Iroquois - Food

Three Sisters crops, deer, and fish.

Eastern Woodlands / Iroquois - Shelter

Elm-bark longhouses over 100 feet long.

Eastern Woodlands / Iroquois - Clothing

Deerskin and woven plant fibers.