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There were many different Indian tribes living in North America. Each tribe had its own language and customs. Tribes that shared the same culture had the same way of finding food and building houses. The following chart shows the different Indian cultures.
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or Click on the Cultures below to find more about them
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Culture |
Homes
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Food |
Clothing |
Interesting
Facts |
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wooden
lodges |
salmon
and other fish |
made
of tree bark |
totem
poles;potlatch ceremony |
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wickiups
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acorns;
fish and shellfish |
made
of animal skins |
basket-making |
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adobe
apartment buildings |
corn;
beans, squash |
made
of cotton fibers |
pottery
and basket-making;
Kachina
dolls
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tepees
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buffalo
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made
of
buffalo
hides |
war
bonnets |
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longhouses;
wigwams |
deer;
rabbit; squirrel; berries |
made
from hides of small animals |
la
crosse; wampum;
weaving
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