Native American Regions

Five tribes in this region formed a confederation known as the Iroquois League.

Herds of caribou (reindeer) were a main food staple for the Inuit in this region.

The tribes of the Southwest used Adobe mud and stone to build their pueblos.

Navajos will not enter ancient pueblos of the Anasazi because of this religious taboo.

Plains tribes carried their belongings on top of this device attached to dogs or horses.

This Southwest tribe would cure sickness with a sand painting on their hogan floor.

This Eastern Woodlands house was built with a wooden frame covered with birch bark.

Salmon were the main food staple for Indians in this region.

Wood from the Appalachian Mountains is an important resource in this region.

Dry farming techniques are used by Native Americans in this arid region.

The tribes in the Far North used bone saws to cut ice to build their igloos.

This herd animal provided most of the resources needed by the Plains tribes.

This Southwest tribe taught good behavior through play with Kachina dolls.

The tribes in this region used a portable house called a tepee to hunt the buffalo.

The Kwakiutl tribe of this region made paper hats and clothing out of cedar bark.

Marine resources are very important for the diet of the people in this region.

Sheep, introduced by the Spanish, became an important resource for blankets in this tribe.

The tribes in this region used cedar planks to build their houses.

Horses, introduced by the Spanish, became a valuable hunting resource in this region.

People in the Kwakiutl tribe would gain status by holding this event.

This tribe often uses elderly people for bait in polar bear hunts.

This herd animal on the plains provided the Sioux tribe with soft buckskin clothing.

The ground in this region is frozen for most of the year.

This tribe in the Southwest used logs covered with adobe mud to build their hogans.

The tribes of this region wore buckskin clothing made from deer skins.