Native Americans originally lived in various parts of the United States in over 500 different tribes, each with their own unique culture, language, and traditions. The largest tribe is the Navajo, who live primarily in the southwestern states of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado on reservations. Native Americans traditionally lived in structures like teepees, longhouses, or earth lodges called hogans. They wore clothes made of animal skins and practiced subsistence activities like farming, hunting, fishing, and gathering to obtain food. In their free time, Native Americans participated in activities like arts, racing, and spiritual ceremonies.

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2. Where are they?
• Today 1% of the U.S. population are
Native American
• They represent more than 1/2 of the
nation’s culture
• There are over 500 tribes, each has
its own language and tradition
• The Navajos or the Diné Nation is
the largest.

4. What are the names of
other tribes?
• Can you pronounce…. NAVAJO
OGLALA….SIOUX….CHEROKEE……
• BLACKFEET………...FORT
APACHE…….ROSEBUD SIOUX……?
• Let’s have a look at one of these
tribes

5. The Navajo Tribe
• In its language it means “planted
fields”
• It’s also known as Diné
• You can visit them in Arizona, New
Mexico,Utah and Colerado
• They still live there on their own
Reservation
• They are also U.S. citizens

10. Politics!!!!???
• There is a chief, chosen by a tribunal.
• His work is very hard as he works like
a negotiator, not like a King.
• He has to make everyone agree
• The chief and the tribal council are
elected by the people

11. Language
• What do Native Americans speak?
• Everyone speaks English but nearly
150,000 speak the native Navajo
language too.
• It’s very hard, it was used during
World War 2 as a code maker and
breaker.

12. What about the
children?
• They go to school,play and help at
home!
• They like hunting and fishing
• In the past, more work, less play
• They had toys: dolls, other games
• They loved races, archery and riding
horses.
• Babies stayed with their Mummies on
their backs

14. Native American babies
with their Mummies

15. WHERE DO THEY LIVE?
• Nowadays, they live in houses, flats
and apartments
• Before they lived in HOGANS
• These are Earth Houses which are
dome shaped with the door facing
East
• HOGANS are used for Religious and
Cultural events

16. A Navajo Hogan

17. Men sit South, women on the
North, Guests on the West!

18. There are other types of
homes
• A Wigwam home
• A Longhouse
• A Teepee or Tipis
• A Grass house
• A wattle or daub house
• A Plank house and an Igloo

19. Different types of
Wigwams

20. Different types of
Longhouses

21. Teepees

22. A Grass house

23. Wattle or Daub Houses

24. Plank houses

25. Adobe Houses or Pueblos

26. Igloos

27. Clothes!
• Men!
• Breechcloth, leggings, headbands
• Women!
• Skirts, blouses, ponchos,
• Feet! Hair
• Moccasins, Elaborate hairstyles
• Make up!

31. Head dresses
• They did not wear head dresses, they
wore head bands
• You had to earn your feathers
• An eagle feather!
• Make up
• Pow Wows and Teepees

35. Transport
• They walked everywhere!
• Coastal tribes travelled by boat
• When the Spanish came they brought
horses. Native Americans loved
horses
• They used dogs and drag sled

36. How Romantic!

38. Wild and free …like 4ºB

39. Food
• The Navajos were farmers
• Corn beans and Squash
• Men hunted and fished
• The Spanish introduced domestic
animals
• They used weapons to hunt!

44. In their Free Time!!
• Wars!!!
• Trade
• Peace
• Kidnap
• Battles
• Arts and Crafts