1. Our Lady of Good Counsel School
NATIVE AMERICAN HOMES
Anne J. Francese
Our Lady of Good Counsel School
Second Grade

2. Native American tribes had different types of homes in regions throughout the United States. The type of home used depended on the natural resources available, the climate, and the way that they lived.

3. Eastern Woodland Indians (Iroquois)
Agricultural people
Used trees from forests to make permanent homes
Lived in longhouses with several families or entire clan

4. Southern Woodland (Seminoles)
Lived in swampy areas
Homes built on stilts
Stilts kept homes dry and offered protection from wild animals
Homes had no walls

5. Plains Indians ( Sioux)
Nomadic people
Hunted buffalo for food, clothing, hides
Lived in teepees made of buffalo hides
Homes were easily moved

6. Southwest Indians (Hopi)
Made pottery to store food and to trade or sell
Dry, hot climate; not good for farming
Lived in Pueblo villages made of clay and straw
Permanent homes, called adobes
One family per house

7. Northwest Coastal Indians
Fished for food
Huge trees provided wood for building homes similar to homes of today
Permanent Plank houses were made of cedar wood
Totem poles described history of tribe

8. Inuit (Eskimos of Northern Canada)
Whalers
Few trees, frozen earth, deep snow
Snow houses called igloos

9. Today most American Indians live in modern houses and apartments.