Shoshoni
Shoshoni
The Shoshoni tribe lived in valleys both east and west of the Rocky Mountains.They lived in states like Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Montana, and California. They roamed between the states and were called ''Valley Dwellers''. The Shoshoni tribe's homes were made out of thick long branches shaped into a upside down bowls with mud and leaves on top. Also on top was a hole called a smoke hole which was there when they made a fire. The smoke would not fog up the hut, instead it would go up the smoke hole. The Shoshoni ate plants and animals. They captured horses to eat and ride them for transportation. The Shoshoni mostly wore little clothing. On celebrations they wore very bright clothing with beads and designs.0Vote!
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Anasazi
Anasazi
The Anasazi lived in the middle of Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona, also known as The Four Corners. Their shelters were pit houses, then they built pueblos. They usually ate fish, deer, and sometimes beans. They dried their meat, too. In the summer the Anasazi people only wore skirts made of animal skins. One of the high used tools that the Anasazi used were baskets. The Anasazi walked as their main transportation but,sometimes they used camels. A ceremony that the Anasazi did was called Nayo. They saved up their food a week before the ceremony and they danced around the fire every night.Today their are no Anasazi alive.
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Sioux
Sioux
The Sioux lived in South Dakota after they got driven away from Wisconsin. They lived on the Great Plains. They lived in buffulo hide covered tipis. The Sioux made their tools out of bones. They ate bugs, buffulo and wolf. The Sioux also rode on horses and made designs on their shields.
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Wampanoag
Wampanoag
The Wampanoag Tribe lived Massachusettes and on the eastern part of Rhode Island. They settled near the coast and in the woodlands. Also, the Wampanoag lived in domes made of tree bark. They had a medium domes that could only fit about 20 people. The Wampanoag tribes clothing was simple. The women wore skirts made out of tree bark with cloth on top made out of amimal fur. Men wore breeches made out of animal skin, and in the winter they wore pants with belts for tools. Tools were common in the Wampanoag Tribe. They had nets, spears, axs, and bow and arrows. They ate lots of meat, nuts, berries, and fish.
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The Tlinget Tribe
The Tlinget Tribe
The Tlinget Tribe lived in Alaska, Washington, and Oregan. Their houses were called plank houses because they were made out of logs. Inside the houses there was one big fire.Each house held 100 or a little bit more people. Some things they wore included skirts, pants, aprons, and caps. Skirts were made of bark. While pants, aprons, and caps were made of animal skins. Men wore caps during long and cold winters. Skirts that were made from bark would itch girl's legs. But, they would eventually get used to the bark.The Tlinget tribe ate berries, sea food, bear, otters, walruses, corn, seeds, and fungus. Their tools were arrowheads, nets, spears, knives, axes, and bows and arrows. They used boats as their main transportation. They would take the boats to Washington and Oregan in winter when it would get cold in Alaska. Today the Tlinget tribe does not exist.
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