North american indian regions

• Where did American Indians settle in North America?

  Locate the regions where American Indians settled in North America: Arctic, Northwest Southwest, Plains, Northeast, and Southeast. Compare and contrast how American Indians in each region used their environment to obtain food, clothing, and shelter. Discuss how American Indians continue to contribute to American life (e.g., arts, literature).

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• Are all American Indians citizens of their tribes?

  Not all American Indians today are citizens of their tribes. American Indians have acquired U.S. citizenship through a variety of means, including certain treaties and military service. Citizenship for all American Indians did not occur until the passage of the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924.

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• Are American Indians extinct?

  One of the major challenges of teaching about American Indians is to avoid talking about them as if they are extinct. There are American Indians from many tribes still living throughout the United States today and they make unique contributions to our lives today. Some possibilities for teaching about cultural contributions to American life are:

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• [PDF File]North American Indian Nations kly.com

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  • Cheyenne • Iroquois • Hopi • powwows • totem • chickee American Indians were the first people who lived in North America. There are more than 500 American Indian nations in North America today. People in many American Indian nations pass on their traditions at powwows. At powwows, people sing, dance and tell stories.

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• [PDF File]North American Indian Cultures - Denver Museum of Nature and ...

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  JUnior anTHroPoLogisT: american indian Cultures and Their environments As you walk through the North American Indian Cultures Hall, you’ll travel through six regions that range from the dark and frozen Arctic to the hot and dry Southwest desert. Pick your favorite toy, sports game, musical instrument, or craft from one of these regions.

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• [PDF File]Topic 1.2: Native American Societies - Marco Learning

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  OVERVIEW Before European explorers arrived in North America, the continent was inhabited by hundreds of tribes of American Indians with a variety languages, cultures, and lifestyles that varied with the regional environments. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? This course begins in 1491, a symbolic date that represents the Americas prior to European contact.

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• [PDF File]American Indian Studies (AMER IND) - University of Wisconsin ...

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  4 American Indian Studies (AMER IND) AMER IND/LINGUIS 371 — Survey of North American Indian Languages 3 credits. Overview of native languages of North America, including topics such as history, distribution, diversity, government policy, language endangerment, elaboration of cultural domains, language and worldview, speech styles,

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• [PDF File]Third Grade, Unit 3 American Indians: Past and Present

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  SS3H1 Describe early American Indian cultures and their development in North America. a. Locate the regions where American Indians settled in North America: Arctic, Northwest Southwest, Plains, Northeast, and Southeast. b. Compare and contrast how American Indians in each region used their environment to obtain food, clothing, and shelter.

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• [PDF File]Native Knowledge 360˚ - National Museum of the American Indian

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  Learn about the essential understandings about American Indians, a framework based on the national curriculum standards for social studies, developed by the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). This pdf document provides an overview of the key concepts and themes that inform the NMAI's educational materials and resources.

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