About Native Americans

1. Native Americans
Kimberly Demusz
Photo Essay

2. People
Native Americans were the
first to live in North America.
There were hundreds of
Native American cultures,
from coast to coast and from
the Yukon to the Gulf of
Mexico. All of the Native
American tribes gathered
food in the earliest times and
then planted crops later in
history to in turn create
villages that were
permanent.

3. New Territory
Hunters from Asia walked or sailed along the coast of a land bridge that connected Russia
to Alaska and their descendants became known as the American Indians. Once here, the
Native Americans spread out over the vast content and adapted to many different regions
and hundreds of unique cultures were born.

4. Housing
Tepees are tent-like American Indian Houses used
by Plane tribes. Tepees are designed to be set up
and broken down quickly. This is to make moving
from place to place easier for tribes.

5. Traditions
Dancing is an important part of the
Native American culture. These
traditions play a vital role in religious
rituals and celebrations.
Native Americans hunted and gathered
food to feed their families by killing the
animals on the land, they then planted
crops later in history.

6. Settlement in North America
Native American
tribes spread out
over the vast
continent until
white settlers
came over and
began to claim
Indian land for
themselves. The
U.S. Government
forced the
remaining Indians
to live on tracks of
land called
reservations.
Today, there are
550 federally
recognized tribes
in the U.S.

7. Work Cited
 http://www.commentslive.com/comments/native-
american.php
 http://www.mrmrsglobetrot.com/2014/11/teepee-
village-montana.html
 http://www.realmagick.com/native-american-traditions
 http://www.crystalinks.com/nativeamer.html