A few scattered accounts, collected and combined together, may lead us to two certain conclusions: 1. That all the American Indians are one kind of people; 2. That they are the same as the people in the northeast of Asia. ~Ezra Stiles
American Indian Peoples
Use the links below to explore information your tribe.
Then explore and research the archeology site associated with your group.
Then explore and research the archeology site associated with your group.
Inuit
"The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada (Northwest Territories, Nunatsiavut, Nunavik, Nunavut, Nunatukavut), Denmark (Greenland), Russia (Siberia) and the United States (Alaska). Inuit means "the people" in the Inuktitut language."
Kwakuit
"The Kwakiutl Indians are original people of the Pacific Northwest Coast. They live in British Columbia, Canada. Their name is usually pronounced "kwah-kee-oo-tl." This is an English pronunciation of a place name from their own language, Kwagu'ł, which is actually pronounced closer to kwah-gyoolth. Their own name for themselves is longer and harder to pronounce, Kwakwaka'wakw. Today, some Kwakiutl people use 'Kwakwaka'wakw' to refer to themselves and others use 'Kwakiutl.'"
Lakota
"The original Lakota homelands were in what is now Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota and South Dakota. The Lakotas traveled freely, however, and there was also significant Lakota presence in the modern states of Iowa, Nebraska, Montana, and northern Illinois, and in south-central Canada. Today, most Lakota people live in the Dakotas, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Saskatchewan."
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Pueblo
"The Pueblo are natives of the Southwest deserts, particularly New Mexico. (The Hopi live in Arizona, while the Ysleta del Sur Tigua live in Texas.) Unlike many Native American tribes, the Pueblo Indians were never forced to leave their homelands and are still living there today."
Iroquois
"The Iroquois were Native Americans who lived in Western, Central and Northern New York. The Iroquois were also known as the 'Haudenosaunee,' which means "The People of the Longhouse," as longhouses were their homes. The houses were called 'longhouses', because they were longer than they were wide. Many families lived in one longhouse, which was made entirely of wood. The Iroquois are also known as the "Ongwehonweh," which means "The Original people" or "The First people" of this land."
Cherokee
"Since the earliest contact with European explorers in the 16th century, the Cherokee people have been consistently identified as one of the most socially and culturally advanced of the Native American tribes. Cherokee culture thrived many hundreds of years before initial European contact in the southeastern area of what is now the United States. Cherokee society and culture continued to develop, progressing and embracing cultural elements from European settlers. The Cherokee shaped a government and a society matching the most civilized cultures of the day."
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Student Sheets for Lesson 3
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Play Infinity of Nations Culture Quest Game to explore different Native Nations further and to gather more information.
No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive. ~Mahatma Gandhi