Presented by

Mr. Nelson Salgado

 CONTINENT OF

Who were the first

Russia
Americans?
The first Alaska

Americans came
from Asia Canada
through the
Bering Strait,
between today’s USA

Russia and
Alaska.
How did the first Americans arrive?
This is the
frozen water of
the Arctic Ocean

Just like the people in the photo, the first Americans had to
walk over the frozen waters of the Bering Strait.
Who are the
Native Americans?
They are the
descendants of
the first people
who lived and
discovered The
Americas.
A girl from the Cherokee tribe
wears traditional clothes.
Native American Cultures
Culture is the way of life o group of people.

The picture
shows aspects
of the culture
of Apache
people:
Houses and
work
Native Americans’ Life
Agriculture is the
growing of plants for
food.
Agriculture shaped
many aspects of the
Native American life.

Iroquois people cooking corn

 Native Americans’ Life
Hunting is the killing
of animals, mostly for
their meat or fur.

Native American dad teaching

his son how to hunt.
Native American Tribes
Tribe is a group of
people, often of
related families,
who live together,
sharing the same
language, culture,
and history. Leader of the Leader of the
Lakota tribe Timucua tribe
Native American Tribes
Pocahontas
movie is based
on a real
woman, the
daughter of a
leader of the
Powhatan
tribe.
 Native American Tribes Map

NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE AREAS

Contributions of
Native Americans
Native American
tribes have always
lived in harmony
with nature.

Native Americans believe

God is in the nature.
Contributions of
Native Americans
The Iroquois formed
a confederacy
(Organization of
several tribes), a
form of government
similar to the one
used today. Iroquois confederacy
 pumpkin corn
Contributions of Native
Americans
Many types
of food
were first
harvested
by Native
Americans.
popcorn beans
Contributions of Native
moccasin kayak
Americans
Many
products we
used today
were first cotton bubblegum

developed
by Native
Americans.