Chapter 1The Great Basin Indians

Paiutes

Location

• Nevada, California, Idaho, Oregon, and Utah; between the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada Mountains

Jobs

• Men – hunt, build corrals

• Women – collected plants and bugs, killed the animals

• Everyone – collected pine nuts

Homes

• Simple shelters

Food

• Main food source – pine nuts

• Plants and game

Religion

• Based on myths

• Shamans

Landforms and Climate

• Bordered by mountains

• Desert

• Extreme range of temperature

Type of Life

• Harsh

Mobility

• Nomadic

• Migrated with the seasons

• Followed food

Chapter 2The Plateau Indians

Nez Perce

Location

• Northern California, Idaho, Oregon, and western Canada

Washington, and

Montana

Jobs

• Men - hunt and trade

• Women – find, harvest, and preserve plants

• Kids – gather berries

Homes

• Dig pit in ground and cover with cone shaped frame

Food

• Game, plants, and berries

• Main food - salmon

Religion

• Based on myths

• Coyote popular character

• Shamans

Land Forms and Climate

• Climate similar to Great Basin

• Plant, animal, and water were more abundant than Great Basin area

• Plateaus

Life

• Easier than Paiutes (Great Basin) because of food and water sources

Mobility

• Nomadic

• Migrate with the seasons

• Followed food sources

Chapter 3Plains Indians

Location

• Central Canada through Central Texas; Mississippi River to Rocky Mountains

Jobs

• Men – hunt bison

• Women – process bison, gathered

• Boys – hunt; Girls – same as women

Homes

• Tepees

Food

• Bison and plants/crops

Religion

• Sundance

• Initiation rites and rituals marked coming of age

Landforms

• Large, grassy regions

• Climate depends on location

Life

• Easy because of food sources

Mobility

• Nomadic – followed bison

• Some stationary because of crops

• Horse made movement easier

Chapter 4Pacific Northwest

Location

• Southern Alaska, and

west coastline of

Canada, Washington,

Oregon and northern

California

Jobs

• Chiefs, nobles, ordinary people, and slaves

Homes

• Long houses of cedar planks

Food

• Fish, game, plants, berries, and fruits

Religion

• Not specified

• Totem pole is a symbol

Landforms

• Rugged coastline

• Climate – mild and moist

Life

• Easy compared to others

• Quality of life depended on social status

Mobility

• Not nomadic

• Built homes

• Lived off of land