Indigenous Peoples & Archaeology

Indigenous Peoples

a member of any of the indigenous peoples of North, Central, and South America, especially those of North America.

geographic patterns

similarities among places

Kwakiutl

Indigenous people that inhabit the northwestern coastal region of North America

Inuit

A member of the arctic native peoples of North America

Iroquois

A group of tribes speaking related languages living in the Eastern Woodlands.

Lakota Sioux

Nomadic tribe that followed Bison. Based in Great plains.

Pueblo Indians

The Pueblo Indians lived in the Southwestern United States. They built extensive irrigation systems to water their primary crop, which was corn. Their houses were multi-storied buildings made of adobe.

Resources

A source or supply or support

Climate

The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

Adapt

to adjust or change to suit conditions

Impact

an effect or result

exhibit

show, display

human resources

the broad category of human efforts, both physical and mental, used to produce goods and services

evidence

the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.