Native+Americans

Researchers believe there were between one and 30 million Natives, divided into tribes, in America when the Europeans arrived.
http://www.learner.org/interactives/historymap/indians2.html (Read this and take notes! Click through the information about the various tribes.)

Adobe - A kind of natural clay that is sticky when wet but dries hard.

Ancestors - Those people that lived long before

Ceremonies- ceremony is a group of acts performed according to certain rules.

Clan - A clan is a group of relatives who share the same ancestor.

Culture - a group's way of life that includes language, clothing, food and religion

customs - the way a group of people do things

expedition - a trip made for a certain reason

loincloth - two pieces of cloth or animal skin, front and back, tied at the waist

matriarchal - a woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe.

nomadic - a group of people that move often to find food

palisades - tall log walls that guarded a village against attacks

Potlatch - a celebration feast held by people of the Northwest

pueblo - a group of southwestern building made of adobe bricks

swamp - swamp is an area of wet, soggy land that is sometimes covered in water.

totem -An animal or object that is a symbol for a family in the Northwest. Several of them are carved on cedar poles.

traditions - Handing down beliefs and customs from older people to younger people.

treaties -Agreements between two groups of people.

tribe - A group of people living together under a leader.

=PROJECT:= Please create a native American house of your choice using materials of your choice. Be certain to label your project with the tribe/tribes that would have lived in the housing and where they would have lived. Due: Monday, Oct. 15th.

These websites may help you: http://www.native-languages.org/houses.htm http://www.greatdreams.com/native/nativehsg.htm

http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=528