The document discusses three First American tribes - the Aztecs, Mound Builders, and Cliff Dwellers. It notes some artifacts left behind by the Aztecs and Mound Builders, including hieroglyphics, statues, and ceremonial masks and jewelry. The Cliff Dwellers lived in the canyons and mesas of the Southwest near tributaries of the Rio Grande and Colorado Rivers. The author expresses a preference for joining the Mound Builders tribe due to their craftsmanship and friendly nature.

1. First Americans
Understanding our future from
the past
By: Gabi Mella

2. Three first American tribes we studied
• Aztecs
• Mound builders
• Cliff dwellers

3. What some first Americans left behind.
• Aztecs: They left behind hieroglyphics, books,
and status of their leaders.
• Mound builders: ceremonial masks and
jewelry

4. Where the cliff dwellers were found
• Found in canyons and on the mesas of the U.S.
Southwest, principally on the tributaries of the
Rio Grande and the Colorado River in New
Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado. They
lived in toughs places because they needed an
environment that they could do cliff dwellings
on.

5. What tribe would I want to be in?
If I were in a tribe I would want to be in the
mound builders because they were very nice
people and they also where very good at
making things by hand.