51 Curricular: History NATIVE AMERICANS When the Europeans arrived on the continent they called America in the 15th century, many different native tribes already lived there. Those people respected the environment, and their ways of life can still teach a lot to the modern world. A The Kwakiutl were fishermen. They had large wooden houses. Seven families could live in one house. They had canoes for fishing, hunting and trading. They used animal skin and even wood to make their winter clothes. B The Navajo were farmers and grew crops. They lived in houses made of earth and wood. They travelled on foot. Sometimes dogs pulled them on sleds. The women farmed, looked after the children and did the housework. The men hunted and protected the tribe. Check these words arrive, continent, native tribe, respect, wooden, canoe, hunting, trading, animal skin, sled, look after, protect, buffalo C At first, The Cheyenne lived like the Navajo. When the Europeans brought horses to America, they left their farms and moved from place to place. The men hunted buffalo. The women built their houses called 'tepees'. They used buffalo skin. They could take them down and move the village in an hour! 1 Close your eyes and listen to the music. Travel back in time. Now open your eyes. Where were you? • Who were you with? What did you do there? 2 Who are Native Americans? Listen and read to find out. 4 Copy and complete the table about each tribe. Choose one tribe and use your notes to tell your partner about it. Kwakiutl Navajo Cheyenne homes wooden houses transport 3 Write N (Navajo), C (Cheyenne) or K (Kwakiutl) in your notebooks. Which tribe(s) ... 1 made houses out of skin? 2 used animals to travel? 3 used parts of trees as clothes? 4 didn't live in one place? 5 lived near the sea? 6 grew their own food? 92 work/clothes 5 ICT Collect more information about these tribes. You can do some Internet research using these key words: Native American tribes. Present your information to the class. J