Native American Groups and Ways of Life

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Choose three groups of Native Americans. Write an essay about these three groups. Explain how each group obtained food, clothing, and shelter.

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3 . Topic Sequence 1 C-L Native Americans Transitions 5 Details 2 o o o 3 4 1 ______________________________________ _________________________ Kwakiutls - Northwest First Order Ideas for Follow Ups: ______________________________________ _________________________ Sioux Great Plains Another 2 Ideas for Follow Ups: _____________________________________ _________________________ Hopi - Southwest Finally Ideas for Follow Ups:

The Native Americans of the Northwest lived on a narrow strip of land along the Pacific Coast. There was plenty of wildlife in the area. Fish, especially salmon, filled the streams. Whales swam up and down the coast. Deer, elk, mountain goats, and wolves lived in the forest. huge wooden structures that served as homes for several families. Outside each home they placed totem poles. On these poles, they carved figures of animals, humans, and spirits. These carvings told about important events in the family s history. The Kwakiutls used wood from the forest for housing. They built climate. Women wove the bark s soft inner core into warm waterproof coats and hats. Clothes made from cedar bark protected Kwakiutls from the wet

3 . Topic Sequence C-L 1 Native Americans Transitions First 5 Details 2 o o o 3 1 ______________________________________ _________________________ Kwakiutls - Northwest 4 Order Ideas for Follow Ups: Hunted and fished Wood houses Clothes cedar bark ______________________________________ _________________________ Sioux Great Plains Another 2 Ideas for Follow Ups: Hunt buffalo - food Tepees buffalo hide Clothes buffalo hide _____________________________________ _________________________ Hopi - Southwest Finally Ideas for Follow Ups: Farmed Adobe pueblos Cotton clothing

Native Americans Americans that each had a very different way of life. There were three groups of Native Topic Sentence lived in the Northwest. They hunted and fished for their food. Their houses were made out of wood with totem poles in front. They made their clothes out of cedar bark. The first group was the Kwakiutls who Detail #1 on the Great Plains. The Sioux hunted the buffalo to provide food. The also used the buffalo hides to make their homes called tepees. They even used the buffalo hides to make warm clothing. Another group was the Sioux who lived Detail #2 They were farmers and grew corn, beans, and squash. Their houses were called adobes and were made from mud. They grew cotton and made it into clothing. Finally, the Hopi lived in the Southwest. Detail #3 Hopi all had different ways of finding food, clothing, and shelter. In conclusion, the Kwakiutls, Sioux, and Clincher Sentence

Native Americans There were three groups of Native Americans that each had a very different way of life. hunted and fished for their food. Their houses were made out of wood with totem poles in front. They made their clothes out of cedar bark. One group was the Kwakiutls who lived in the Northwest. They Sioux hunted the buffalo to provide food. The also used the buffalo hides to make their homes called tepees. They even used the buffalo hides to make warm clothing. Another group was the Sioux who lived on the Great Plains. The

Native Americans Finally, the Hopi lived in the Southwest. They were farmers and grew corn, beans, and squash. Their houses were called adobes and were made from mud. They grew cotton and made it into clothing. different ways of finding food, clothing, and shelter. In conclusion, the Kwakiutls, Sioux, and Hopi all had

Native Americans Americans that each had a very different way of life. There were three groups of Native Topic Sentence lived in the Northwest. They hunted and fished for their food. Their houses were made out of wood with totem poles in front. They made their clothes out of cedar bark. The first group was the Kwakiutls who Detail #1 on the Great Plains. The Sioux hunted the buffalo to provide food. The also used the buffalo hides to make their homes called tepees. They even used the buffalo hides to make warm clothing. Another group was the Sioux who lived Detail #2 They were farmers and grew corn, beans, and squash. Their houses were called adobes and were made from mud. They grew cotton and made it into clothing. Finally, the Hopi lived in the Southwest. Detail #3 Hopi all had different ways of finding food, clothing, and shelter. In conclusion, the Kwakiutls, Sioux, and Clincher Sentence