Shea's Report on American Indians

AMERICAN INDIANS

WHO ARE THE INDIANS

The term of American Indians is really a mistake.There are lots of types of Indians like Amerindians,Native Americans the Indians built a bridge across Alaska and Russia.The bridge was built 10,000 years ago. Some of the tribes were nomadic and moved around with the seasons.When Christopher Columbus came in to shore in 1942 in America he was sure he had come to India so he called the people Indians.

TRIBES 

The Indians had lots of diffrent cultures and languges and were master farmers.In central and South America the Aztec ,Mayan and Inca formed highly complex civilations.There socities and large cites included a organised government and religions.This was in the place we now call the United States of America.The United States was home to a huge number of tribes.

SETTLERS

The Chickoon lived thourgh hunting and fishing in the Southwest the Pueblo and Navajo managed to farm using irrigration they lived in buildings made with variouss type of dried clay and dried mud brick called adobe in the Great plains,tribes like Sioux hunted for bison and other large animals in the Southeast the Missippian people built villages and flattened pyramids.

WAR

There were many attempts for treaties to be formed between the American Indians and the settlers but eventually they were forced off there lands and their was alot of fighting because of this.  Many American Indians died from the European diseases.  The American Indian fought against losing there land although it was hard as many died from sickness and fighting.

CONCLUSION

The American Indians were treated badly by the Europeans and got hurt in battle and lost their lands.  They ended up living on land given to them by the Europeans called Reservations. Native americans today work hard to save there cultures and keep their cultures alive.