| From the Heart of the Earth: The American Indians |
| Links: Index Native American Resources Civilizations - Canada First Nations Carnegie Museum of Natural History * * Crow Nation Native American History & Culture Indian Land Native American History Great Sioux Nation Paiute People of the Great Basin American Indian History Sterographs-American Indians Native American Beadwork - artifacts Native Web * Indian Culture * * * * The Curtis Collection American Historical Images - Native American The Chinook Nation Native American - Internet Resources Angel Hair - Web Page (Canada/Metis links) Blackfeet Native American Culture * Eastern Shoshone |
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| The following six links (click on each) are excellent background resources of North American Indian cultures, in addition to the links I have listed at the bottom of this page. They were developed by a third grade teacher and class in Germantown, Illinois: American Indian Culture California-Intermountain Culture The Plains Culture The Southwest Culture The Woodland Culture Indian Legends |
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| Columbia River - Celilo Falls. An early photography of the ancient Indian fishing grounds on the Columbia River at Celio Falls. American Indians would gather to fish for salmon with nets over the falls. The area was an important hub of trading between various tribes of the west. Today the falls are gone, covered by the backwaters of theThe Dalles Dam. |
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| Come back often. I am glad you shared my campfire. . . . |
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| Thanks to Terrie for the buffalo graphic buttons! |
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| A Northwest Indian Village Courtesty of: Germantown School |
| Culture Group Some of the Indian Nations 1. Eastern Woodlands Delaware, Mohawk, Miami, Cherokee and Creek 2. Plains Crow, Arapaho, Blackfoot, Commanche, Osage, Pawnee, Wichita and Mandan 3. Southwest Apache, Tepehuan, Lagunero, Pima and Pueblo 4. California-Intermountain Nez Perce, Shoshone, Ute, Navajo, Arapaho, Tipai, Miwok, Pomo 5. Northwest Coast Chinook and Tillamook 6. Middle America Lagunero |
| Environment How They Obtained Food 1. Forest, Mountains, Plains, Ocean Farm, gather, hunt 2. Grass, Plains Farm, hunt 3. Desert, Mountians Farm, gather, hunt 4. Desert, Mountains, Ocean Gather, hunt, fish 5. Forest, Mountains, Ocean Hunt, fish 6. Desert, Mountains Farm |
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