Early people and cultures of the Americas

It is Believed that the first Americans crossed the Bering Strait from Asia to North America

North America is a large continent with varying climates and geographical features. These different geographical areas became home to various peoples.

The Inuit (Arctic and Northwest) The Inuit settled along the coasts of the tundra region, the treeless land south of the Arctic. The Inuit are skilled at hunting seal, caribou and fish which are used for food and clothing.

Caribou and Northern Lights

Eastern Woodlands(The Mound Builders) Eastern North America from the Great lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. The Hopewell- (Ohio river valley to the Mississippi river) also known as the mound builders. They built large stone and earth mounds as burial sites. Crops- corn squash and beans.

Mississippian Later mound builders the Mississippians, built some of the earliest cities in North America.

The Iroquois (Eastern woodlands) The Iroquois lived in villages that consisted of longhouses. The Iroquois consisted of five different nations. They included the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, and Seneca. The Iroquois planted and harvested corn, beans, and squash; and hunted deer, bear, caribou, rabbits and beavers. A traditional Iroquois longhouse

Deganawidah, the 'Great Peacemaker

Hiawatha Hiawatha (whose name means "he makes rivers") was a member of the Mohawk tribe of present-day New York. After becoming a chief, he met the prophet Dekanawida, who had a plan to unite the people of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca nations. Hiawatha and Minnehaha