1. American Indians Study Guide
Region
Food
Shelter
Clothing
Environment
Arctic
seals caribou whales
igloo
fur
animals skins (seal)
cold and icy
Northwest
hunted, fished, gathered fruits and berries
large plank houses made from wood
clothes made from cedar bark
ocean, rivers, forests
Southwest
grew crops such as corn and beans
pueblo
cotton
desert
Plains
buffalo and any other animals they could hunt
tepees Grass houses
buffalo hide
open glass lands
Northeast
Farmed, hunted, gathered, and fished
Longhouses
deer skin
oceans, rivers, forests
Southeast
used what they found in nature to build different types of homes

2. Regions Arctic Plains Northwest Northeast Southeast Southwest
American Indians had to obtain (get) their food, clothing, and shelter from their environment.
American Indians in the Plains region had to move often in search of buffalo and other animals. They did not have permanent homes.
American Indians continue to contribute (give) to American culture through artwork, literature, and dance.