Main Methods: Hunting, gathering, and fishing.

invented kayaks for travel

Physical: cold, flat, treeless region

Main Methods: Hunting and fishing.

Food Types: Seals, whales, fish, and caribou.

sparse population --> small family groups, temporary settlements

used snowshoes and toboggans for efficient travel

Physical: mostly rolling, with some steep slopes.

Main Methods: Farming, hunting, and fishing.

Food Types: Corn, beans, squash, deer, and fish.

Tribes of the Northeast invented the game of lacrosse

used the wildflower goldthread as a mouthwash and a treatment for oral pain

Physical: coastal plains, rolling uplands, mountains

Main Methods: Farming, hunting, and gathering.

Food Types: Corn, beans, squash, deer, and turkey.

drank a caffeinated beverage commonly known as the "black drink".

known for religious iconography, which often included bird themes

Physical:

• West: Relatively flat short-grass prairies

• East: Rolling tallgrass

• Tree-lined river valleys

  
  

Climate: warm summers and cold winters with little to mild precipitation

Main Methods: Hunting

Food Types: Bison was the primary food source

did a ritual (Sun Dance) that demanded a high degree of piety and self-sacrifice

known for their elaborately feathered war bonnets

Physical: plateaus, basins, and ranges

Main Methods: Farming and herding.

Food Types: Corn, beans, squash, and sheep.

villages also had large ceremonial pit houses, or kivas.

Stone channels and check dams were common

Physical: basin and range system

Main Methods: Hunting and gathering.

Food Types: Pine nuts, seeds, small game, and rabbits.

had informal communal leaderships

highly skilled in basket weaving for food storage and transportation

Physical: north-south ranges with high plateaus and basins. many microenvironments.

Main Methods: Hunting, gathering, and fishing.

Food Types: Acorns, fish, deer, and shellfish.

was noted for intricate basketry and beadwork

had extensive trade networks and use of shell money.

Physical: coastal hills or mountains fall abruptly to a beach or riverbank

Main Methods: Fishing and hunting

renowned for totem poles, masks, and woodcarving

had complex hierarchical society with potlatch ceremonies

Physical: rolling hills, high flatlands, gorges, and mountain slopes

Climate: temperate

Main Methods: Fishing, hunting, and gathering.

Food Types: Salmon, deer, berries, and roots.

sophisticated methods for salmon fishing, including weirs and traps.

known for intricate beadwork and weaving, often used to create elaborate clothing and ceremonial items