ABC Book on Native AmericansBy: Wendy Harp

• SS4H1 The student will describe how early Native American cultures developed in North America.

• a. Locate where Native Americans settled with emphasis on the Arctic (Inuit), Northwest (Kwakiutl), Plateau (Nez Perce), Southwest (Hopi), Plains (Pawnee), and Southeast (Seminole).

• b. Describe how Native Americans used their environment to obtain food, clothing, and shelter.

I have created this ABC book for my students to help them better understand early Native Americans. This book includes words about the Inuit, Kwakiutl, Nez Perce, Hopi, Pawnee, and Seminole people. I hope you enjoy learning about how Native Americans obtained food, clothing, and shelter.

HOPI PEOPLE LIVED IN ADOBE HOUSES. ADOBE IS CLAY AND STRAW BAKED INTO HARD BRICKS.

A is for Adobe.

BUCKSKIN IS ANOTHER WORD FOR DEERSKIN. THE NEZ PERCE WORE BUCKSKIN CLOTHING.

B is for buckskin.

THE NEZ PERCE GATHERED ROOTS. THEIR FAVORITE ROOTS TO EAT WERE THE CAMAS BULB.

C is for Camas bulb.

DEER WERE HUNTED BY MANY NATIVE AMERICANS FOR FOOD.

D is for deer.

THESE HOMES WERE MADE BY DIGGING AN UNDERGROUND ROOM, BUILDING A WOODEN FRAME, AND COVERING THE FRAME WITH EARTH.

E is for earth houses.

THE HOPI PEOPLE WERE EXPERT FARMERS. THEY PLANTED CORN, BEANS, AND SQUASH.

F is for farmer.

MANY INDIANS FROM GEORGIA AND FLORIDA TRIBES JOINED TOGETHER FOR PROTECTION AND SOON MERGED TOGETHER INTO A UNIFIED SEMINOLE NATION.

G is for Georgia.

THE HOPI ARE NATIVES OF NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA. THE WORD HOPI MEANS “PEACEFUL PERSON”.

H is for Hopi.

THE INUIT LIVED IN THE FAR NORTH ARTIC AREAS. SOME PEOPLE CALL THESE NATIVE AMERICANS “ESKIMOS”.

I is for Inuit.

NATIVE AMERICANS MADE JEWELRY FROM BEADS, SHELLS, COPPER AND SILVER, TURQUOISE, AND OTHER STONES.

J is for jewelry.

THE INUIT WORE MITTENS AND BOOTS CALLED KAMIKS.

K is for Kamiks.

PAWNEE LODGES WERE MADE FROM WOODEN FRAMES COVERED WITH PACKED EARTH.

L is for lodges.

THE KWAKIUTL WORE MOCCASINS ON THEIR FEET.

M is for moccasins.

THE NEZ PERCE LIVED IN THE PLATEAU REGION OF NORTH AMERICA. NEZ PERCE MEANS “PIERCED NOSE”.

N is for Nez Perce.

MANY INDIAN TRIBES SUCH AS THE PAWNEE WERE RELOCATED TO OKLAHOMA BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.

O is for Oklahoma.

THE PAWNEE, WHO ARE SOMETIMES CALLED PANEASSA, HISTORICALLY LIVED ALONG THE PLATTE RIVER IN WHAT IS NOW NEBRASKA.

P is for Pawnee.

NEZ PERCE ARTISTS ARE FAMOUS FOR THEIR QUILLWORK.

Q is for quillwork.

AN AMERICAN INDIAN RESERVATION IS AN AREA OF LAND MANAGED BY A NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE UNDER THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR'S BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS.

R is for reservation.

THE KWAKIUTL’S FAVORITE FOOD WAS SALMON.

S is for salmon.

A PLANT THAT GROWS NEAR RIVERS. THE NEZ PERCE LIVE IN TIPIS MADE OF WOVEN TULE MATS.

T is for Tule.

UMIAKS ARE LARGE OPEN BOATS USED BY INUIT FOR FISHING.

U is for Umiaks.

SEMINOLES LIVED IN LARGE VILLAGES OF CHICKEES ARRANGED AROUND A TOWN SQUARE.

V is for village.

THE INUIT USED HARPOONS TO HUNT WHALE FOR FOOD.

W is for whale.

SIOUX INDIANS WERE FROM WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA, NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA.

X is for SiouX.

THIS IS THE HOPI NAME THAT MEANS “RAIN”.

Y is for Yoki.

THIS IS THE HOPI NAME THAT MEANS “SPIN”.

Z is for Zihna.