An ABC Book of Native Peoples of North

An ABC Book of Native Peoples of North America By: Nealy , Kassie , Carli:

A is for Adobe �A type of clay traditionally used as a building material by Native Americans and, later, Spanish colonists in the Southwest.

B is for Bison �They provided food and clothing for Native Americans �Some groups used bison skin to make teepees.

C is for the California Desert �Groups such as the Cahuilla and Paiute lived in this desert.

D is for Deer �Deer was one of the main food sources for the Native Americans.

E is for Early peoples of Mexico Farming started in Mexico by about 7000 B. C. , people in Mexico and Central America were raising 3 crops : maize, beans, and squash.

F is for the Amazing Pueblo Farmers Dry farming uses tiny dams and canals to direct water to beans, squash, and cotton crops.

G is for Glaciers �Glaciers held so much water that ocean levels dropped and land appeared in some places. �Over time, a land bridge appeared that joined Asia and the Americas.

H is for Hohokam The Hohokam grew maize, beans, squash, and cotton in this hot, dry region.

I is for Iroquois �The Iroquois called themselves Hodenosaunee. �Their longest longhouse is thought to have been 334 feet.

J is for Jaguar �The jaguar was a food source for the Native Americans. .

K is for Keeping Records �When the Lakoda settled in a camp for the winter, they met to decide the most important events of that year. These events were painted as picture symbols in a circle on bison hide.

L is for Lodges �Homes made of logs covered with grasses, sticks, and soil. �Some plain groups lived in lodges.

M is for Migrate �The Navajo began to migrate, or move, to northern New Mexico by the late 1200 s. �Today the Navajo are the largest non-Pueblo people in the Southwest.

N is for Native Americans The first Native Americans followed animals that supplied their food and clothing. �When animals moved, people moved after them.

O is for Olmec �The Olmec In about 1200 B. C. , the Olmec civilization developed in the steamy rain forests of southern Mexico.

P is for Pueblo �In about A. D. 700, a people called Ancestral Pueblo settled in the Southwest.

Q is for Quiet �The Native Americans had to keep quiet when hunting in order to get food for the tribe.

R is for Racoons were a main clothing and food supplies. Their hide was used to keep the Native Americans warm during the night.

S is for Slash-and-Burn �Eastern Woodlands practiced a type of farming called slash-and-burn. Slash-and-burn was when they cut down, or slashed, trees for farming.

T is for Teepees �Teepees are cone-shaped homes made with long poles covered with animal hides.

U is for Union �The Native Americans formed a union. The first tribe that formed one, was the Native Americans of the west.

V is for Creek Villages The Creek (known as the Muskogee) arranged their own town around a large council house or “Chokofa. ”

W is for The Wealth of the Tlingit The Tlingit settled in the Pacific Northwest. Like other people in the region, they got most of there food and goods from the sea.

X is for Xsouqi �The Xsouqi is a Native American tribe.

Y is for Yankton �This Native American tribe lived in the Southwest. �Their homes were longhouses.

Z is for Zuni This Native American tribe lived in the Southwest.