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WEEK
Name _____________________________________
TM
ACROSS
2. an American Indian nation whose people hunted
buffalo for food and wore buffalo skins in the
winter
6. an American Indian nation whose people called
corn, beans and squash ¡°The Three Sisters¡±
DOWN
1. a Seminole house with a roof made of cabbage
palm leaves
3. an American Indian nation whose people believe
that everyone should love all people, plants and
animals
4. meetings of American Indian nations where
people sing, dance and tell stories
5. the animal spirit that belongs to a group of Tlingit
Indians
WORD BANK
? Cheyenne
? powwows
? Iroquois ? Hopi
? totem ? chickee
Draw a line from the name of
each American Indian nation to
the state or region of the United
States where they live.
Read the article about the
Cheyenne again. Think about
why they hunted buffalo. Explain
how hunting buffalo helped the
Cheyenne survive.
Cheyenne
New York
Hopi
Florida
_______________________________
Iroquois
Alaska
_______________________________
Seminole
Great Plains
Tlingit
Southwest
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North American
Indian Nations
American Indians were the first people who lived in North America.
There are more than 500 American Indian nations in North America
today. People in many American Indian nations pass on their traditions
at powwows. At powwows, people sing, dance and tell stories. They
enjoy arts and crafts made by American Indians.
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North American Indian Nations
Many Iroquois
live in the state
of New York. For
many years, they
grew corn, beans
and squash. They
called them ¡°The
Three Sisters.¡±
Photos courtesy of Galen Frysinger / galen-
S e c o n d Gra d e S tu d ie s W e e k l y
The Tlingit live in
Alaska. Tlingit often
carve totem poles.
A totem is an animal
spirit that belongs to
a group of Tlingit.
The Cheyenne live in the Great Plains
region of the United States. Long ago,
the Cheyenne hunted buffalo for food.
In the winter, they wore buffalo skins to
keep warm.
The Hopi live in the Southwestern
region of the United States. The Hopi
believe that everyone should love
all people, plants and animals.
The Seminole have lived
in Florida for nearly 300
years. Long ago, many
Seminole lived in homes
called chickees. A chickee
is an open building with a
roof made of cabbage palm leaves.
These standards are representative of common second grade social studies curriculum standards. Please use them as a guideline to determine which of your state¡¯s
standards are addressed. You may view a detailed correlation of your state¡¯s social studies standards with this publication at .
? Recognize that Native Americans were the first inhabitants in North America.
? Compare the cultures of Native American tribes from various geographic
Page 22 ? Identify terms and designations of time sequence.
Page
regions of the United States.
For many years, American Indians had
no written language. Some American
Indians drew pictures on animal skins
or on rocks to keep track of important
things that happened.
Many American
Indians once
communicated with
sign language. These
pictures show two of
the signs they used a
long time ago.
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WEEK
Name _____________________________________
TM
ACROSS
2. an American Indian nation whose people hunted
buffalo for food and wore buffalo skins in the
winter
6. an American Indian nation whose people called
corn, beans and squash ¡°The Three Sisters¡±
DOWN
1. a Seminole house with a roof made of cabbage
palm leaves
3. an American Indian nation whose people believe
that everyone should love all people, plants and
animals
4. meetings of American Indian nations where
people sing, dance and tell stories
5. the animal spirit that belongs to a group of Tlingit
Indians
WORD BANK
? Cheyenne
? powwows
? Iroquois ? Hopi
? totem ? chickee
Draw a line from the name of
each American Indian nation to
the state or region of the United
States where they live.
Read the article about the
Cheyenne again. Think about
why they hunted buffalo. Explain
how hunting buffalo helped the
Cheyenne survive.
Cheyenne
New York
Hopi
Florida
_______________________________
Iroquois
Alaska
_______________________________
Seminole
Great Plains
Tlingit
Southwest
Page 4
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
North American
Indian Nations
American Indians were the first people who lived in North America.
There are more than 500 American Indian nations in North America
today. People in many American Indian nations pass on their traditions
at powwows. At powwows, people sing, dance and tell stories. They
enjoy arts and crafts made by American Indians.
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