Review of the Tribal Regions Page 13 in your NOTES packet Miss Springborn

Northwest Coast: Nez Perce Mostly fished for food Very rainy climate Many rivers to navigate Made totem poles to honor nature/culture Great Plains: Sioux/Cheyenne Tepees main source of housing Used the buffalo for food, clothing Nomadic life: always moving around No farming, all hunting/gathering Northeast: Iroquois Used forests to build longhouses Great lakes for fishing Grew the 3 sisters: corn/beans/squash Women choose the chief Matrilineal society Southwest: Pueblo Desert area, very hot Made homes called adobe out of clay/mud Wore less clothing because of heat Famous for basket weaving and clay pottery Southeast: Cherokee Invented a game called stickball… becomes lacrosse Relied on canoes/feet to get around Homes called wigwams made from mud and logs

Review Questions: 1 _______ Tribes like the Nez Perce in this region relied mostly on fishing 2. _______This region was home to the Iroquois 3. _______Tepees were the type of home found in this region because they could be easily moved 4. _______The Cherokee invented lacrosse in this region of the country 5. _______ People wore little clothing in this area because of the extreme heat 6. _______ Tribes like the Sioux in this area hunted the Buffalo and were nomadic 7. _______ This region was the rainiest of the five and had the most rivers 8. _______ The longhouse was they type of home used by natives in this area 9. _______ People in area of the country lived in adobe homes made out of clay 10.________ Homes in this region were called Wig Wams, rounded houses made of mud and logs 11. _______ Iroquois women in this region choose the men to sit on the council 12. _______ This region was famous for its clay pottery made by the Pueblo tribe