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AdobePueblo Apartment By Abbi Staples Southwest Region The southwest region stretched from the southwestern United States to northern Mexico This region was very dry and had extreme temperatures The days were hot and the nights were cold. -Suffered greatest drop in population. -Eradication of many languages and cultural customs. -Were the last group of people to earn the right to vote as citizens in the US 1925. 2000 CENSUS. 1.5% of U.S. population. Fry Bread Clan. Challenges/Mountains to Climb. looking for acceptance of being Native. Education in our ways and in higher education and trades. Youth participation. Finding our voice – ‘too shy’ – appear insecure. By Kim O’Hehir. INDEX. Introduction. Native American Clothing. True Or False. Native American . History. Native American Food. . Native American Myths And Legends. . Native Americans Today. Statement of Research. Specia. l Thanks To: The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, Edwin J. Wilber, Dr. Patricia Turner, Dr. . Selika. . Ducksworth. -Lawton, Dr. Johnny . Trutor. , the History Department, and Phi Alpha Theta. English 10B. Mrs. Edmiston. Native American Totems. Vocabulary:. Totem: A Symbol, such as an animal, or plant that is a symbol for a family, tribe, etc., especially among Native Americans. Totem Pole: A tall usually wooden pole that is carved and painted with symbols, figures or masks which represent different Native American tribes. . PLAINS. . tipi. . (also teepee or tepee). Plains Native Americans did not stay in one place very long. They followed the buffalo for food. The teepee was easy to set up and take down for shelter. It was usually made with long sticks found on the prairie and animal hides. Many times painted artwork was added to the hides.. Past and Present. Squanto 1581-1622. Assisting the Pilgrims during their first, harsh winter, the . Patuxet. , . Tasquantum. (Squanto) befriended the group in order to see them safely through to spring. In 1608, alas, Squanto and several others were kidnapped by Georgie Weymouth and taken aboard ship to England. Though eventually earning a living and learning the English language, Squanto made his return home in 1613 aboard John Smith’s ship only to find his tribe completely wiped out by the plague.. What comes to your mind when you think of Native Americans?. “Wild Savages” (Blood Thirsty, Untrustworthy, Always at War, Rapists). Poor. Lazy . Brave, Honest, “Noble Savage”. Gamblers. Alcoholic. The cultivation of the soul . or . mind. The . full “expression” of the unique “authentic” self.. A Heritage Rich in Culture. Columbus led the way. The European colonization of the Americas forever changed the lives and cultures of the Native Americans. In the 15th to 19th centuries, their populations were ravaged, by the privations of displacement, by disease, and in many cases by warfare with European groups and enslavement by them. The first Native American group encountered by Columbus, the 250,000 Arawaks of Haiti, were enslaved. Only 500 survived by the year 1550, and the group was extinct before 1650.. Native American. Western. Emphasis on the circle . View life as a continuance, or series of repeating cycles. Example: seasons, circle of life (birth, death, rebirth). Death is not an ending, continuance of the cycle. history. . .... Carving . totem.  poles is a tradition among many . Indian.  tribes, especially those tribes that lived along the Pacific coast where . forests grew. . Many times the story of a totem pole will be passed down from generation to generation. Having the story documented will help keep this tradition recognized in our history.. WSU Plateau Center, Office of Native American Programs. Barbara Aston, MA (Wyandotte), Director/Tribal Liaison.. Ken Lokensgard, PhD. Asst. Director, Plateau Center for Research & Collaboration.. November is Native American Heritage Month, or as it is commonly referred to, American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. The month is a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions Bell Work. Estimate . the approximate populations of the following places in 1500:. Paris . London . British . Isles . France . Answers!. The populations were as follows: . Paris. : 200,000 . London.