Tribe Name
Inuit
(Arctic)
Location &
Climate
Alaska &
Northern Canada
–
Below freezing
most of the year
Eastern
Woodlands
(Appalachian
Mtns) – 4
seasons
Hunted forest animals (deer,
beavers), grew crops (corn,
beans,
squash)
Great Plains –
Hunted buffalo
cold winters, hot
summers,
extreme
weather
Lakota/Sioux
(Great Plains)
Kwakiutl
(Pacific
Northwest)
Fished sea animals (whale,
seals, walrus’) and hunted
arctic animals (reindeer,
polar bears
Modern day Grew crops (corn, beans,
New Mexico squash), hunted rabbits
and Arizona
– hot, dry
desert
Pueblo
(Southwest)
Iroquois
(Eastern
Woodlands)
Food
Washington,
Oregon and
Northern
California –
mild wea
ther, rains a
lot
Fished salmon, sea animals,
shellfish, hunted forest
animals
and picked
berries
Clothing
Housing
Lived in IGLOOS (made of ice blocks
and whale bones)
Wore clothes made
out of animal furs
and whale
intestines
Lived in ADOBES (made of clay bricks
and built out of cliffs)
Wore clothes made
out of cotton
Lived in LONGHOUSES (made of logs)
Wore clothes made
of deer and animal
hides
Wore clothes made
of buffalo hides
Lived in TEEPEESB
(made of buffalo
hides and poles –
could be easily taken
down and moved
Lived in PLANKHOUSES (made of
cedar logs)
Wore clothes made
from bark and
other plant fibers