SURVIVAL SKILLS OF NATIVE AMERICANS

WHERE THEY LIVED

• They lived in the U.S.A
• They lived throughout North and South America
• They lived in Alaska and Hawaii as well

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COMMUNITY

• Community offers collective protection, shared wisdom and resources
• Tribes are a important part of survival
• Apache, Navajo & Mohican are examples of tribes

SHELTER

• Teepees made with wood and buffalo hides
• The Pueblo Indians created adobe houses made of clay and straw

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CLOTHING & FOOTWEAR

• Tanned leather to make mocassins
• Skins of animals used for clothing
• They used feathers to adorn head pieces
• By wearing animal hides they were able to stay warm in cold weather

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PLANTS

• Native Americans used plants & herbs to heal wounds and treat illnesses
• They passed along information and remedies from one generation to another

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WEAPONS

• Blow guns
• Bow and arrows
• Spears
• Tomahawks

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HUNTING

• The Native Americans primarily hunted buffalo
• Some of them were nomadic which means they followed the herd
• Native Americans used body paint to help blend in when they went hunting
• Dead falls and snares were 2 techniques used to hunt small animals

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WATER

• All life needs water
• Indians relied on rivers and lakes for fresh water

FIRE

• Fire was critical to survival
• Allowed for cooking food and curing fish
• Created warmth
• Created light
• Used as warning signal and kept away animals and spirits
• Used to clear land
• Most common way that the started a fire was by striking 2 stones together like pyrites stones

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FISHING

• Used spears
• Fishing weirs were traps built of rock and wood that would be built downstream to trap fish

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