South West and north West Native Americans Names

South West and north West. Native Americans

Names of tribes south west • These are the main tribes, • Hopi, Comanche, pueblos and navaho. Apache people. north west • And these are the ones of the north west, Makin, Chinook, chimakum and Kalispell.

Geography and geology south west • Sand dune like, sangre de cristo and san Luis valley. • Deep canyons, such as canyon de’ chelly and wapiti. north west • Water ways include, the Columbia river. • Dense moist forest, saturated soil covered the land

food south west • Fruits and veggies like, peppers, watermelon, berries, cabbage. • Others, yucca plants, mescal plants and roots. Yucca north west • Sea animals such as halibut, crabs, flounder, octopus. • Forest animals, chip monks, elks and cougars.

Climate • It is around 40 degrees in January • It is around 70 degrees in July • Hot days lead to cold nights. • Less than 500 ft. below sea level. • Because much of the land is sea level the climate is mild. • Average of 50 in. of rain-fall each year.

Resources (plants/animals) • Wild animals, deer and rabbits to eat. • Cacti for the animals to kick a hole in and it is 20 degrees colder in there than around them. • Sea animals such as halibut, flounder, octopus and oysters to eat. • Horses to ride on. • Fir trees for giving air to people to breath.

Shelter • Hogans are made out of rocks and mud. • Wickiups are made of sticks and twigs. Wickiup • Temporary huts were held up by cedar planks.

Transportation • They traveled by foot. • Travois powered by dogs. • Horse back. • On donkeys backs. Riding on a donkey • Open water canoes for small waters. • Horses for medium ways on land.

Other interesting facts • Some tribes in the south-west actually wore feathers in their hats. • The Athabascan language in the most spoken language of native Americans. • Most of the northwest region was formed 2, 000 years ago. • Leafs were rolled into drinking cups. • The northwest native Americans wore dome shaped hats to shed the rain.