Arctic Region 

The Arctic region includes the Arctic Tundra, Alaska, Canada, and Greenland.  The climate is very cold with very short summers and long cold winters. The American Indians that live in the Arctic include the Inuit Tribe.  They lived in igloos in the winter and teepees in the summer.  Their clothing is made out of animal hides and fur. They would eat polar bear, caribou, seals, salmon, whales and fish.  They also gathered berries and nuts. 

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Northwest Region

The northwest region includes Canada and the northwest region of the USA.  This region has 4 seasons with lakes, forests and oceans. The American Indians that live here include the Kwakiutl Tribe. They lived plank houses usually made out of cedar wood.  Their clothing was made out of softened cedar bark, animal hides and wool. They would eat deer, caribou, moose, fish, shellfish. They also gathered nuts and berries.

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Southwest Region

The southwest region includes Arizona,  New Mexico, and southern Colorado.  This region has hot dry deserts and recieves very little rainfall throughout the year. The American Indians that live here include the Hopi and the Navajo tribes. They lived in pueblos made out of adobe bricks or in cliff dwellings with tall ladders to reach them.  Their clothing was light weight and made out of cotton in the summertime.  In the winter time their clothing was made out of wool and animal skins.They grew corn, beans and squash know as the 3 sisters.  They also hunted bison and deer.

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Plains Region

The plains region stretches from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains.  This region has flat grasslands and 4 seasons.  The American Indians that live here include the Apache and Sioux tribes. They were mainly nomadic and lived in teepees. They followed the herds of buffalo and other animals across the plains. They ate buffalo, deer, elk, bear and beaver. Some also grew the 3 sisters, corn, beans and squash. The men wore lioncloths and the women wore skirts.  In the winter they would wear legging underneath and fur to keep warm.

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Southeast Region

The southeast region included Georgia, Alabama, Tennesse, and South Carolina.  This region is hot and humid in the summer and can get cold in some parts in the winter. The American Indians that live here include the Cherokee and Seminole tribes. They had summer homes called Chickee, made out of wooden poles and a thatched roof. Their winter home was made out of wooden poles covered in mud called wattle and daub. They ate deer, turkey, raccoons and alligator. They also grew the 3 sisters. They made their clothing out of deer skins.  

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Northwest Region

The Northwest region stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River.  This region has four seasons, it gets hot in the summer and cold in the winter.  The American Indians that lived here included the Iroquois, Mohicans and Powhatan tribes. They lived in longhouses. Longhouses were 60 to 100 feet long and housed many families. They were hunters, gatherers and farmers. They ate bear, deer, moose. They also ate berries and nuts and grew the 3 sisters. They made their clothing out of deerskins.