American Indians (Amerindians / Indians / Amerind / Native Americans) are the aboriginal (=native) people in the USA. Their ancestors lived nomadic lives. Today, most of the Amerindians live a civilized lifestyle and live together with the other nationalities in communities. However, some tribes still keep their nomadc lifestyle and live on reservations.
NOMADIC vs SETTLED
Nomadic lifestlye:
- hunting
- fishing
- wandering (usually following the buffalo)
- gathering edible fruits, roots and berries
- housing: tents (tepee, wigwam…)
- tools used: knives, axes (or clubs), bows and arrows, spears
- mostly warrior people
Settled lifestyle:
- building houses –> villages (settlements) –> towns / cities (with schools, stores etc.)
- farming (maize = corn, beans, squash, pumpkin, berries; cotton plantations)
- tools used: knives, axes (or clubs), bows and arrows, spears
- some were warriors, some not
The regions the tribes lived in were the following:
- Eastern woodlands;
- the Southeast;
- the Great Plains;
- the Northwest;
- the Southwest
GREAT BRITANNIA 