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Region Homes Occupations Transportation hunters Eastern Woodlands farmers fishermen Region Homes Occupations Transportation warriors Plains horsemen hunters Region Homes Occupations Transportation farmers Southwest Indians Region Powhatan Eastern Indians Woodlands Sioux Indians Pueblo Indians Plains Homes Occupations Transportation wood and bark houses fishermen hunters farmers walked paddled canoes Teepees hunters horsemen warriors walked used horses farmers walked multi-story Southwest terraced buildings Native Americans first arrived during the Ice Age when Nomads followed herds of animals across a land bridge from Asia to North America. Native Americans were the first Americans. Nomadic Native Americans lived in tribes all over the United States. Native Americans made many contributions to present-day life. legends and stories jewelry pottery weaving farming respect for nature • Battle of Wounded Knee – The massacre was the result of a number of unresolved grievances; the last armed conflict between the Sioux Nation and the United States – By the time it was over, about 146 men, women, and children of the Lakota Sioux had been killed. • Battle of Little Big Horn AKA Custer's Last Stand – Custer leads his troops to remove the Lakota and Cheyenne people but were devastated with defeat – Victory for the Lakota; lead by Sitting Bull • Trail of Tears – US troops move 18,000 Cherokee at gunpoint 800 miles from 18381839 • From southeastern states to the Indian Territory (Oklahoma) • The Long Walk of the Navajo – Navajo were led by the Army and relocated from their Arizona Territory to Fort Sumner • At least 200 died along the 300+ mile – The trip lasted 18 days • Assimilation - the process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another. • Dawes Act – Moved Indian tribes to permanent reservations • Snyder Act – The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 granted full US citizenship to America’s indigenous peoples