Culture

Northwest

Southwest

Plains

Tribes

Who lived along the northern Pacific Ocean Coast from California to Alaska?

What tribes lived in the deserts of the southwest?

What important tribes were included in the Plains culture?

Food Source

How important was the sea?

What was the main food of the Southwest Tribes?

What was the main food of the Plains people?

Environment and Climate

Where did the Northwest Cultures build their villages?

Why couldn't these cultures depend on hunting for food?

Sea of grass

Famous members of the culture

Did you know a city was named after a famous Suquamish chief?

A medicine man and spiritual leader, known as the last Apache Warrior.

Do you know the name of a famous Sioux leader?

Special Symbols

What symbolized the importance of a Northwest Culture family?

What did they call their wooden dolls? How did they use them?

What did the feather represent in the war bonnets of the Plains warrior?

Ceremonies

What was a potlatch?

What different types of ceremonies do the Anasazi use?

What religious ceramonies did the Plains Tribes have?

Crafts or Skills

What special skill allowed these cultures to make everyday items by hand?

Ideas, beliefs, visions, and dreams were represented in art.

The people of the Plains Cultures were very artistic

Shelter

What kind of home did they build?

What kind of homes did they build in the desert?

Frequent moves meant these cultures had a unique need in their type of housing.