2. Did you know there are over 500
Native American nations in North
America that are registered with
the U.S. government?
The following map shows the name
of tribes and the area they were
known to reside after settlers came.
3. Tlingit
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Quileute
Blackfoot Wampanoag
Fox
Mohawk
Xiuhtecuhtli Ute
Kickapoo
Cherokee
Aztec
4. The Aztecs began their reign in 1427 after the
leader, Itzcoatl, defeated the Tepanecs and gained
control of the Mexican basin.
In 1325 they started Tenochtitlan (ten-o-chit-lan), a city
that is now Mexico City. The Aztecs were warriors and
builders who founded the empire in the 15th century that
was second only to the Incas in Peru.
To learn about the Aztec God,
Xiuhtecuhtli, click on the arrow below.
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http://aztec.com/page.php?page=history2
5. "Blackfoot" is the English translation of the
word siksika, which means "black foot." It
refers to the dark colored moccasins the people
wore.
They avoided eating fish or using canoes
because they believe that rivers and
lakes hold special power through
habitation of Underwater People called
the Suyitapis. The Suyitapis are the
power source for medicine
bundles, painted lodge covers, and
other sacred items.
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http://www.blackfeetnation.com/our-culture.html
6. Due to gold fever sweeping the nation,
the Cherokee were forced to relocate
to a reservation in Oklahoma and were
made to march 1000 miles from North
Carolina to Oklahoma.
About 4,000 died from hunger, exposure
and disease. The journey became known
as the "trail where they cried" for the
Cherokees and other removed tribes.
Today, it is remembered as the "Trail of
Tears."
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http://www.cherokee.org/Culture/16/Page/default.aspx
7. The Fox tribe of Native Americans are an
Algonquian language-speaking group that are now
part of the Sauk tribe as the Sac and Fox Nation. The
Fox called themselves Meskwaki. The name Fox
originated in a French mistake when they applied a
clan name to the entire tribe.
The Meskwaki suffered removal from their ancestral
lands, were educated in Christian missionary
schools that prohibited the use of their language
and religion, and were taught modern methods of
farming.
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http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Fox_%28tribe%29
8. In the early 1600s, the Kickapoo were living in their original
homeland way up north in the Michigan area. Europeans came to
the area where the Kickapoo were living and they wanted the
Kickapoo to trade with them. The Kickapoo did not want to have
dealings with these new people and so they moved to avoid them.
They moved to the Green Bay area of Wisconsin. From the time of
their first contact with Europeans, the Kickapoo have moved to
avoid the white mans ways.
The Kickapoo built wooden, bark covered structures for houses. These houses
are called wickiups or wigwams. They raised crops, gathered fruits and
nuts, fished and hunted deer, bear and small game. Wood provided material
for many of the tools and implements.
Back to Map http://www.texasindians.com/kickapoo.htm
9. The Mohawk Nation, then known as Kanien'kehake
(people of the flint), was one of the five founding
Nations of the Iroquois League. The name Mohawk
was given to the tribe by the Algonquin and was later
adopted by the Europeans who had difficulty
pronouncing Kanien'kehake.
The Mohawk are well-known for creating the game
of Lacrosse.
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http://www.mohawktribe.com/the_mohawk_nation.htm
10. According to their ancient creation story, the
Quileutes were changed from wolves by a wandering
Transformer. By legend, their only kindred, the
Chimakum Tribe, were washed away by a flood and
ended up near present-day Port Townsend, where
they lived until Chief Seattle's Suquamish Tribe
wiped them out in the 1860s, leaving the Quileutes
with no known relatives on earth.
Relations with other groups allowed
trade, intermarriage of nobility, and the
ceremony, the potlatch, a giveaway celebration and
redistribution of wealth. The Quileute Nation was most recently recognized in the
popular movie series Twilight.
Click here to watch the REAL Quileute Story
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http://www.quileutenation.org/culture/history
11. In Early times they were dancers; songs, chants, and
dramatic representations accompanied all greetings,
partings, feasts, fights, funerals, and visits.
The Tlingit Indians of southeastern Alaska developed
one of the most complex cultures to be found among
the indigenous peoples of North America. With their
vast resources, they extended their commerce east
into the Canadian interior regions to trade with
neighboring Athabaskan tribes.
The whites had to yield to Tlingit ideas of justice
and totemic laws: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a
tooth, or material equivalent, are strictly demanded.
Back to Map http://www.college.cengage.com/history/readerscomp/naind/html/na_039100_tlingit.htm
http://www.arcticwebsite.com/TlingitCustoms.html
12. Bands provided for common defense and sponsored
some public ceremonies. Special groups would split
off from bands during the summer periods for
raiding, trading, and hunting ventures. The The peyote religion, which was introduced to the Northern
communities in the eastern areas, whose Utes in 1914 and to the Colorado Utes in 1917, also
environments were less arid, had larger and more flourishes on all three reservations.
complex band organizations than those in the center
and west.
The Bear Dance, which was the grandest of the pre-contact
rituals performed by Ute bands, is still performed by each
Ute community on each reservation .
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13. Wampanoag means "People of the East."
Wampanoag men built their people's circular homes,
engaged in politics, traded, hunted, and fought.
Women cultivated the land, caught shellfish, cooked,
cared for children, and manufactured mats, baskets,
and clothing.
The Wampanoags were farmers, fishers, hunters,
and gatherers, and performed their tasks according
to a seasonal schedule. Today there are two bands of
Wampanoags, one in Mashpee, Massachusetts, and
the other on Martha's Vineyard.
The Wampanoag were the people who shared
Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims.
Click here to watch Thanksgiving: A Native American View
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http://www.college.cengage.com/history/readerscomp/naind/html/na_041900_wampanoag.htm
14. Xiuhtecuhtli (she -wa -te -KWA -tle) was the patron
god of the Aztec emperors, who were regarded as
In Aztec mythology, Xiuhtecuhtli ("old god") was the
his living embodiment at their enthronement. The
personification of life after death, warmth in cold
deity was also one of the patron gods of the
(fire), light in darkness and food during famine. He
merchant class.
was usually depicted with a red or yellow face and a
censer on his head. Feasts were held in honor of
Xiuhtecuhtli to keep his favors, and human sacrifices
were burned after removing their heart.
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15. About how many Native Nations are registered with the U.S. government?
True or False: The Mohawk invented football.
True or False: Native Americans still live the same way they did 150 years ago.
What tribe is depicted in the movie series Twilight?
True or False: Your teacher lived amongst the natives.
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16. Next source page
All images found by using Google image search engine.
Websites:
• http://aztec.com/page.php?page=history2
• http://www.blackfeetnation.com/our-culture.html
• http://www.cherokee.org/Culture/16/Page/default.aspx
• http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/knee.htm
• http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0002155.html
• http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Fox_%28tribe%29
• http://www.native-languages.org/gros.htm
• http://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-hidatsa.html
• http://www.crystalinks.com/iroquois.html
•http://www.jemezpueblo.com/content.asp?CustComKey=364865&CategoryK
ey=364886&pn=Page&DomName=jemezpueblo.com
• http://www.texasindians.com/kickapoo.htm
• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/634678/Walking-Purchase
