Native American Cultures

The Seven Culture Groups

Southeastern Eastern Woodlands Great Plains Southwestern Arctic/Subarctic California/Great Basin Northwest Coast (Pacific Northwest)

SoutheasternLocated in Southeastern U.S. Tribal groups include: CreekCherokeeChoctawChickasawNatchezSeminole Traditionally were farmers and hunters. Lived in small villages and towns.

Eastern WoodlandsLived in Northeastern and Midwestern U.S. Tribal groups include: IroquoisHuronShawneeAlgonquin Were farmers, hunters and fur trappers. Lived in small villages and towns.Built community longhouses.

Great PlainsLived between the Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains. Tribal Groups include: Sioux ComancheOmahaCheyenneCrowBlackfoot Were nomadic hunters.Relied heavily on the buffalo.

SouthwesternLived in Southwestern U.S. Tribal groupsinclude:NavajoApacheHopi Farmed in the river valleys of Arizona and New Mexico Some of the earliestarcheologicalevidence we have comes from this cullture group

Arctic/SubarcticLived in Northern U.S./Canada Tribal groups include:BeaverCreeInuitAleut Survive in freezing temperatures by fishing and hunting. These people use limited available resources in ingenius ways.

California/Great BasinLived in Western U.S. between the Great Plains and the West Coast. Tribal Groupsinclude: Nez Perce'Shoshone Nomadic hunters, living in avery rugged, dry area with harsh weather. Culturally similar to the Plains Indians

Northwest Coast (Pacific Northwest)

Lived along the coast of modern-day Washington, Oregon, Alaska, British Columbia Tribal groups include:TlingitsBella CoolasCoos Expert fishermen, craftsmen and very shrewd traders.