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Native Americans On the the North

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Map of Hopi Land

HopiThe Hopi Indians lived in the southwest dessert are of Arizona

Homes were made of adobe (clay and straw)

Each home housed one family

Ladders were used to reach different levels

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Clothing

Men wore breech cloth or kilts

Women wore knee length cotton dresses

Both wore moccasins

A band of cloth was worn around the head by men

Hair

Men wore in a figure 8 shape bun

Unmarried women wore butterfly whorls.

Married women wore pigtails

Food

Farming people- grew corn, beans, squash

Men hunted deer, antelope and small game. Used bow and arrows to hunt.

Women gathered nuts, fruits, and herbs.

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Inuits

Live in the Northwest Territories

Alaska tundra

Inuit HomesIn the winter, Inuits lived in houses made from blocks of ice called igloos.

In the summer, Inuits lived in tent huts made from animal skins

More than one family lived in each home.

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ClothingClothing was made from animal skin in effort to keep warm

Boots were made from animal skins

Parkas made out of fur were worn as an outside layer for warmth

Food

Since plants do not grow well in the icy tundra Inuits mainly ate meat.

The diet consisted of whales, walrus, seals, and fish

Travel

Inuits traveled by sleds pulled by dogs

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KwakiutlPacific Northwest

Kwakiutl Homes

Lived in rectangular cedar plank houses.

These houses have bark roofs

As many as 50 people lived in each house

ClothingDuring the summer, men wore no clothes or breech cloths and women wore short skirts made from cedar bark

In colder weather, men and women wore knee length tunics made from shredded bark

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Hair

Women wore their hair long and loose

Men wore hair coiled into a top knot. Men wore mustaches and beards.

For head wear, men wore, basketry hats.

Food

Hunted animals such as black bear and wolves with bow and arrows.

They also ate many types of fish, seal, crab, clams and fish from the ocean.

Transportation

The Kwakiutl tribe used dug out canoes for transportation.

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Nez PercePlateau Indians

Nez Perce HomesThis tribe lived in dugout earth homes. These were underground homes that were covered with earth, cedar, bark or tule.

Round houses were for one family.

Long houses held dozens of families.

Nez Perce ClothingWomen wore long deer skin dresses.

Men wore a breech cloth with leather leggings

Some clothes were decorated with beads

Both men and women wore moccasins

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HairBoth women and men wore their hair long

Some men wore pompadour hairstyles

In this tribe men did wear feather head bands

Women wore basketry hats

Sometimes wore face paint

Food

Men supplied food by fishing and hunting. Salmon, deer, and elk were often eaten.

Women gathered roots, nuts, and seeds.

Transportation

Nez Perce used dug out canoes.

Also used dog pulling travois.

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PawneePlains Indians

Pawnee Homes

Originally, the Pawnee lived in the states of Nebraska and Kansas

Pawnee lived in earthen lodges

Clothing

Women wore deerskin skirts with pancho like blouses.

Men wore breech cloths with leather leggings.

Some clothing had bead work.

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HairSome leaders wore the long Native American headdress

Pawnee men shaved their heads except for a scalp lock and wore a porcupine roach on top.

Pawnee women wore their hair loose or braided

They sometimes painted their faces for

Food

The Pawnee were farming people

Pawnee women raised crops of corn, beans, squash and sunflowers.

Pawnee men hunted buffalo and antelopes

TransportationPawnee did not use boats for transportation because they did not live near the ocean.

Pawnee did use travois pulled by dogs.

Horse were used after the colonist brought them from Europe.

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Seminole IndiansSoutheast

Seminole Homes

Lived in houses called chickees. They were made of wood and plaster and roof is made of thatch palmetto fiber.

Seminoles lived in large villages

ClothingMen wore breech cloths

Women wore wrap around skirts made out of palmetto.

They both wore moccasins

The men usual wore shave heads except for a scalp lock. Sometimes they wore porcupine roach

They did not paint their

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Food

Women farmed corn, beans and squash

Men hunted and fished. They ate deer, wild turkey, turtle, and alligators.

Transportation

Seminoles used simple dug out canoes.

They also used dog travois.