Native Americans

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Native Americans
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Region Pictures
Home Pictures
Occupation Pictures
Transportation Pictures
Powhatan Indians
Region Homes Occupations
Transportation
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Region Pictures
Home Pictures
Occupation Pictures
Transportation Pictures
Sioux Indians
Region Homes Occupations
Transportation
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Region Pictures
Home Pictures
Occupation Pictures
Transportation Pictures
Pueblo Indians
Region Homes Occupations
Transportation
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Indians Region Homes
Occupations Transportation
fishermen hunters farmers
Powhatan Indians
Eastern Woodlands
wood and bark houses
walked paddled canoes
hunters horsemen warriors
Sioux Indians
Plains
walked used horses
Teepees
multi-story terraced buildings
Pueblo Indians
Southwest
walked
farmers
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Native Americans
Native Americans first arrived during the Ice Age
when Nomads followed herds of animals across a
land bridge from Asia to North America. Native
Americans were the first Americans.
Nomadic Native Americans lived in tribes all
over the United States. Native Americans made
many contributions to present-day life.
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legends and stories
jewelry
farming
pottery
weaving
respect for nature
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Important Battles

• Battle of Wounded Knee The massacre was the
  result of a number of unresolved grievances the
  last armed conflict between the Sioux Nation and
  the United States
• By the time it was over, about 146 men, women,
  and children of the Lakota Sioux had been killed.

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Important Battles

• Battle of Little Big Horn AKA Custer's Last Stand
  Custer leads his troops to remove the Lakota
  and Cheyenne people but were devastated with
  defeat
• Victory for the Lakota lead by Sitting Bull

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Important Events

• Trail of Tears US troops move 18,000 Cherokee
  at gunpoint 800 miles from 1838-1839
• From southeastern states to the Indian Territory
  (Oklahoma)

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Important Events

• The Long Walk of the Navajo Navajo were led by
  the Army and relocated from their Arizona
  Territory to Fort Sumner
• At least 200 died along the 300 mile
• The trip lasted 18 days

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Vocabulary

• Assimilation - the process of absorbing one
  cultural group into harmony with another.
• Dawes Act Moved Indian tribes to permanent
  reservations
• Snyder Act The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
  granted full US citizenship to Americas
  indigenous peoples