More Than Moccasins: A Kid's Activity Guide to Traditional North American Indian Life
There are about 2 million American Indians Eskimos and Aleuts in the United States Today 800 000 Indians live on or near reservations 1 200 000 live in cities and suburbs Arctic Subarctic Northwest Coast Woodland Northeast Californial Plains Southeast Southwest NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN CULTURE MAP This map shows where the people had similar lifestyles The people that lived in each area had food clothes art and languages similar to their
HOW TO SAY IT The names of many tribes are hard to pronounce This may help you with the unusual ones ALEUTS Al ee oots ALGONQUIAN Algone key un ANASAZI Ann uh saw zee APACHE Uh patch ee ARAPAHO Uh rap uh hoe ARIKARA Uh ree kuh ruh BANNOCK Ban ek BELLA COOLA Bella Cool uh CHEROKEE Chair oh kee CHEYENNE Shy ann CHIPPEWA Chip uh wah CHIRICAHUA APACHE Cheer uh caw wah Uh patch ee CHOCTAW Chock taw COOPAS Ko ko paw COEUR D ALENE Core duh lane DAKOTA Duh koh tah HAIDA Hi duh HAVASUPAI Have uh soup eye HIDATSA Hi dot suh HOHOKAM Ho ho kahm HOP Hope ee HUPA Hoo paw HURON Hyo ron IROQUOIS Ear oh kwo KIOWA Ki oh wah KUTENAI Koo ten ay MIWOK Mee wuk MOHAVE Mo hah vee MOHEGAN Mo hee gun NAVAJO Na va hoe NEZ PERCE Nezz Purse OJIBWA Oh jib wah OMAHA Oh muh hah ONEIDA On ni dah ONONDAGAOh nen dog uh PAIUTE Pie yute PAPAGO Paw paw go PAWNEE Pawnee PIEGAN Pie ee gun PIMA Pee mah POMO Poh moh SHOSHONE Show show nee SIOUX Sue or Soo TETON Tee tawn TLINGET Tling get TSIMSYAN Sim shin UMATILLA You mah tilla UTE Yoot YAKIMA Yack uh maw YOKUT Yo cut YUMA You mah YUROK Your rock ZUNI Zoo nee
NOTE TO CROWN UPS We realize the importance of recognizing and learn ing about the many different people that make up our world As parents and teachers we can open a child's eyes to history and cultures their own and those of others We can create knowledge and interest in the variety of customs and heritages each of us have The people who first settled the continent have left us many legacies The ideas and traditions of the Native American people can enrich and excite children teaching them about the many different people and beliefs that are part of our nation The purpose of this book is not to become an Indian but to discover learn and enjoy activities that are a large part of our country's heritage The ideas here will give children a fun hands on histori cal and cultural experience Indian arts and crafts are our only truly native cul ture Using bone grass shell antlers and other sim ple materials Native Americans created artistic expression unequaled anywhere in the world Their creations were as fine and elegant as any ever made They were successful because they were so finely tuned to the natural environment They respected the natural sources of their materials They didn't overuse or abuse the natural world around them because they depended upon it for
The things a culture makes tell much about its people Things made by Native American individuals followed the general style of the tribe but showed individuality as well They followed tradition but were experimenting all the time too They were very social and eagerly exchanged ideas and goods with other groups If they liked a new technique they refined it to fit their own traditions and adopted it The materials that were available dictated what could be made but human creativity did the
