Question

Names of three major native American tribes taht exists in North America today. Write a note on their way of life in the present times

Answer 1

Arctic/Subarctic - These Native Americans survived some of the coldest weather on the planet. They include the Inuit people of Alaska who lived primarily off of whale and seal meat.

Californian - Tribes living in the area that is today the state of Californiasuch as the Mohave and the Miwok.

Great Basin - This is a dry area and was one of the last to have contact with Europeans. The Great Basin tribes include the Washo, Ute, and Shoshone.

Great Plains - One of the largest areas and perhaps most famous group of American Indians, the Great Plains Indians were known for hunting bison. They were nomadic people who lived in teepees and they moved constantly following the bison herds. Tribes of the Great Plains include the Blackfoot, Arapahoe, Cheyenne, Comanche and Crow.

Northeast Woodlands - Includes the Iroquois Indians of New York, the Wappani, and the Shawnee.

Northwest Coast/Plateau - These Native Americans were known for their houses made of cedar planks as well as their totem poles. Tribes include the Nez Perce, Salish, and the Tlingit.

Southeast - The largest Native American tribe, the Cherokee, lived in the Southeast. Other tribes included the Seminole in Florida and the Chickasaw. These tribes tended to stay in one place and were skilled farmers.

Southwest - The southwest was dry and the Native Americans lived in tiered homes made out of adobe bricks. Famous tribes here include the Navajo Nation, the Apache, and the Pueblo Indians.

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Other Major Groups

Algonquian - A large group of over 100 tribes that speak the Algonquian languages. They spread across the entire country and include tribes such as the Blackfeet, Cheyenne, Mohicans, and the Ottawas.

Apache - The Apaches are a group of six tribes that spoke the Apache language.

Iroquois - The Iroquois League was a grouping of five Native American Nations: the Seneca, Onondaga, Mohawk, Oneida, and Cayuga. The Tuscarora nation joined later. These nations were located in the Northeastern part of the United States.

Sioux Nation - The Great Sioux Nation is a group of peoples generally called the Sioux. They are divided into three major groups: Lakota, Western Dakota, and Eastern Dakota. The Sioux were Great Plains Indians.

Answer 2

Three major native American tribes that exists in North America today:

i) The Algonquian tribes of Blackfeet, Cheyenne, Mohicans, and the Ottawas are spread throughout the entire country. They were spread around the Atlantic coast and they speak the Algonquian languages. Today they are present in the states of Wyoming, Colorado, southwestern Nebraska, and northwestern Kansas. Their prime occupation was fishing and hunting.  

ii) The Cherokee are the largest Native American tribe that lived in the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. The Cherokee people established their own nation and have a sovereign government. There are over 370,000 Cherokee tribal citizens in the world.

iii) The Apaches are a group of six tribes that spoke the Apache language. They earlier lived around Arizona and Mexico. The Apache tribes are still around today and they are different parts of Mexico, Arizona, Texas and Oklahoma.

Explanation:

• Many of the tribes still exist in different parts of America. The tribes were categorized into a group of people who were part of the same culture, language, religion, and custom.  

• They were also categorized according to the places or the regions that they lived in. Lots of these tribes are still part of the American population and some have their own nations and their own governments.