Kategória: Lesson 5-7
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referred to the march of the Cherokee Indians in 1838, when they were forced to leave their homelands in Georgia and move westwards to Oklahoma; due to harsh circumstances on the way (cold weather, no shelter and not enough water and food), more than 4,000 (one fourth of the Cherokee nation) died – mostly of…
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Pocahontas was born in 1595, in the Eastern part of what we now call the USA. In 1607, English explorers arrived, made a colony and named it Virginia (in the honor of Queen Elizabeth I, the “Virgin Queen”). Pocahontas was a Native American. Native Americans hunted and farmed for food. They hunted deer, went fishing and…
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FOOD NOMADIC tribes collecting edible plants (berries; plant roots) fishing followed the buffalo hunting: deer; rabbits; ducks SETTLED tribes farming: maize, pumpkins, squash; beans; potatoes fishing hunting: deer; rabbits; ducks HOUSING tents: tepee; wigwam (or wickiup) – How to build a tepee? houses: pueblo, plankhouse, longhouse WEAPONS and tools knives; bows and arrows; war…
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Here is an alphabetical list of all Amerindian tribes. Let’s have a look at six important tribes. Here’s a map first to see where exactly they lived. The PUEBLO (NAVAJO): lived in the Southwest (today’s Arizona and New-Mexico states); organized farming people (beans, maize) lived in „pueblos” (villages / towns) on top of cliffs in…
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American Indians (Amerindians / Indians / Amerind / Native Americans) are the aboriginal (=native) people in the USA. Their ancestors lived nomadic lives. Today, most of the Amerindians live a civilized lifestyle and live together with the other nationalities in communities. However, some tribes still keep their nomadc lifestyle and live on reservations. NOMADIC vs…
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