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| INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF AMERICA |
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| Native American tribal groups which inhabited North America before European contact. They had a wide range of cohabitation throughout various regions of the continent. There cultural practices were/are linked to the characteristics of the land on which they lived. |
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| TRIBES OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST |
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| Typically lived in permanent shelters made of wood and tree bark and survived through hunting, foraging, and especially fishing. Notable tribes include the Chinook (who would later encounter explorers Lewis and Clark in the 1800s). |
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| Typically lived in permanent single-family shelters (“wigwams”) or multi-family dwellings (“longhouses”) and survived through farming and local hunting. Notable tribes include the Iroquois and the Algonquin. |
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| TRIBES OF THE GREAT PLAINS |
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| Typically lived a nomadic lifestyle, often hunting bison for survival and living in makeshift shelters made from animal skins (“teepees”). Notable tribes include the Lakota Sioux. |
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| Typically lived in permanent structures made from clay, straw, and thatch. They survived through farming: maize cultivation spread northward from present day Mexico. Notable tribes include the Pueblo people of the desert, known for impressive towns and settlements. |
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| Typically lived in permanent single-family dwellings and survived through farming a variety of crops, as well as through hunting and gathering. Notable tribes include the Cherokee. |
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| Typically lived a nomadic lifestyle in extremely cold northern regions and survived through hunting, gathering, whaling, and fishing; they lived in “igloos” in winter and makeshift wooden structures in the summer. Notable tribes include the Iñupiat people of Alaska (sometimes called Eskimos”). |
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