A Native
American Unit
*All about the
Powhatan, Lakota,
and Pueblo Tribes
What’s Included
Included in this unit you will find:
• A mini-book with information about each tribe, critical thinking
questions about the readings, and a reading response section
• A sorting activity
• A flipbook activity for each tribe
• A vocabulary activity
• A research paper template and writing paper
This is a great supplemental unit for
social studies or a research topic.
The Powhatan Indians
All About Native
Americans
A book about the Powhatan
Indians, Lakota Indians, and
Pueblo Indian Tribes
Name_________________
The Powhatans were part of a group
called the Eastern Woodland Indians. The
Eastern Woodland Indians lived in Virginia
and other areas of the Mid-Atlantic.
Woodlands are regions with lots of trees.
The Powhatans used the bark and wood
from the trees to build canoes and
houses. Their houses were called
longhouses.
Powhatan women were in charge of
doing the farming. They grew corn, beans,
and squash. These three crops are known
as the “three sisters” because they are
grown together.
Powhatan men found food by hunting
and fishing. Powhatan men hunted for
food and used the canoes made from wood
and bark to fish.
The Powhatan men used every bit of
the animals they hunted. They ate the
meat and used the bones to make tools.
They used the skins from deer, bear, and
other animals to make clothing. They even
used a part of the muscle to make strings
for their bows!
1. List 3 ways the Powhatan Indians
used the animals they hunted.
1. _________________________
2. _________________________
3. _________________________
The Lakota Indians
The Lakota were part of a group
called the Plains Indians. Plains are flat
areas with very few hills or trees. There
is usually a lot of grass in the Plains.
Lakota Indians lived a very different
life from the Powhatan Indians. Powhatan
Indians lived in one place and farmed.
Lakota Indians were nomads who moved a
lot. They survived by hunting buffalo and
other animals.
2. What are the three sisters? Why
are they called that?
The three sisters are _____________
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They are called that because ______
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3. Powhatan Indians traveled by _______
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Like the Powhatans, the Lakota did
not waste any part of the buffalo. They
used the meat for food, the skin to make
clothes, and the bones to make tools.
They even used the skin to make their
homes, called teepees. The teepees were
easy to take apart and carry when they
moved.
Lakota Indians were very good at
riding horses. They were able to travel on
horseback and use the horses to herd the
buffalo. Lakota Indians also traveled by
walking.
One famous Lakota Indian is
Sacagawea. She is honored on the $1
gold-colored coin for helping the
explorers Lewis and Clark.
1. Why do you think that Lakota
Indians didn’t use canoes or fish
like Powhatan Indians? __________
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The Pueblo Indians
The Pueblo were part of a group
called the Southwest Indians. The
Southwest is dry land with plants such as
cactus. It doesn’t rain very often in the
Southwest.
The Pueblo Indians lived in homes
called pueblos. They were made out of
adobe, which is clay that has been
hardened by the sun. They also used
stones and logs. Pueblos had many levels
and the Indians used ladders to climb
them.
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2. Why didn’t the Lakota Indians farm?
They didn’t farm because _________
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3. Lakota Indians traveled by _______
____________________________.
Like the Powhatan Indians, the
Pueblos grew many crops. The main crop
they grew was corn. They also grew
beans, squash, and cotton. They used the
cotton to make clothes.
Pueblo Indians walked everywhere
they went. There was very little water
and no animals to ride. Pueblo men were
responsible for all the farming. Pueblo
women cooked the food, wove baskets and
took care of children.
Pueblo children did not go to school.
They learned how to work from their
parents. Children started helping their
parents when they were 5 years old.
1. What did Pueblo Indians make their
homes out of? ________________
Reading Response
Now that you have read all about the
tribes, think about what you have learned.
If you were a Native American child,
which tribe do you think you would have
liked to be in? Why did you choose that
one?
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2. How else besides farming could
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Pueblo Indians have gotten food?
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They could have _______________
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3. Pueblo Indians traveled by _______
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Vocabulary
Directions: Use each word in a sentence and draw an illustration for the word.
Contribution
Transportation
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Occupation
Adaptation
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Vocabulary
Directions: Use each word in a sentence and draw an illustration for the word.
Climate
Irrigate
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Community
Nomad
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Native American Sort
Directions: Cut out the pictures and labels for the regions, homes, forms of transportation,
and jobs for each tribe. On the sorting page, sort them to the correct tribe.
Jobs
Farmers
Hunters
Homes
Farmers
Hunters
Longhouse
Teepee
Region
Eastern Woodlands
Pueblo
Transportation
Southwest
Canoes
Fishermen
Walking
Horseman
Plains
Horses
Walking
Walking
Lakota Indians
Pueblo Indians
Region
Region
Region
Home
Home
Home
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Jobs
Jobs
Jobs
Name ____________________________
Powhatan Indians
Region
Home
Eastern Woodlands
Plains
Teepee
Transportation
Walking
Jobs
Farmers
Region
Home
Longhouse
Transportation
Canoes
Lakota Indians
Horses
Hunters
Horseman
Region
Home
Southwest
Pueblo
Transportation
Walking
Jobs
Fishermen
Pueblo Indians
Walking
Jobs
Hunters
Farmers
Key or Study Guide
Powhatan Indians
Native American Flip Books
The following templates make flip books. The students
should fold the paper in half on the line. Then they cut
on the lines between each category. Make sure they
ONLY CUT the TOP paper when folded. Otherwise it
will be cut right in half instead of having a flap. You can
use this as you introduce information to have the
students keep notes about each tribe. I have my
students write the information on one half of the flap
and draw a picture to go with it on the other
half. 
Region
Homes
Travel
Jobs
Tribe: Powhatan Indians
Name: _______________________________
Region
Homes
Travel
Jobs
Tribe: Lakota Indians
Name: _______________________________
Region
Homes
Travel
Jobs
Tribe: Pueblo Indians
Name: _______________________________
Region
Homes
Travel
Jobs
Tribe: _______________
Name: _______________________________
Native American Research Paper
The following templates make a great resource to use
for a research writing about Native Americans. When
run off front to back, each four square organizer makes
one paragraph of four sentences. You can have your
students do all three tribes, creating a three paragraph
research paper, or you can have them choose their
favorite tribe. I have also included final copy paper for
your students to use after they complete their “sloppy
copies” on their four square organizers. 
The Powhatan tribe was located
in the
They lived in
.
.
The Powhatan’s main form of
Powhatans
transportation was
They had three jobs. They
were
.
.
I think that the Powhatan tribe is interesting
because
.
The Lakota tribe was located in
They lived in
the
.
.
Lakota
The Lakota’s main form of
transportation was
They had two jobs. They
were
.
.
I think that the Lakota tribe is interesting
because
.
They lived in
The Pueblo tribe was located in
the
.
.
Pueblo
The Pueblo’s main form of
transportation was
They had one job. They
were
.
.
I think that the Pueblo tribe is interesting
because
.
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