NATIVE AMERICANS OF THE WEST

CUSTOMS

• The plains indians believed in the great spirit Or Wakan Tanka
• They believed the "Great Spirit"had power over everything
• When a boy turned 18,he went through a right of passage where he would
• Be taken out miles from the village and forced to live on his own for 1 month
• When he returned he would have became a man.

TOOLS AND WEAPONS

• Weapons:Tomahawks,bows,spears,and atlatl
• Tools:Talking sticks,knives,hammers,and nets.

ART OF NATIVE AMERICANS

• Native American artwork is very different from ours
• They carved totem poles and other things from wood
• Native Americans of the west liked to make pottery
• They made engravings and decorations.
• The native americans enjoyed using the trad

FAMOUS NATIVE AMERICANS

INTERESTING FACTS

• Native Americans didnt start using guns until the early 1800s
• Tattoos were EXTREMELY popular among southwest and West Indians
• Native americans believed there are spirirts in nature.

EARLY POPULATION INFORMATION

HABITAT AND GEOGRAPHY

• Native Americans of the west lived
• In deserts,forests,and other biomes
• In the west.
• In many cases natives of the west lived in deserts
• So they built canals to get access to water.

HOMES

• Native americans who lived in the west lived in many homes
• They lived in longhouses
• Tipis
• Pueblos
• Adobe huts

CLOTHING AND DRESS

FOOD AND DIET

• They ate anything available that they found edible
• They mostly ate buffalo,corn,berries,and other things they hunted
• And grew.
• Some groups made popcorn.

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