Native American History and Culture

This is a short, illustrated page with information about different types of traditional Native American homes. This sheet includes a picture of a wigwam, a longhouse, a plank house, a tipi, and an adobe house.

Make a 3D model of a Native American tipi. Color, cut, fold, and glue this printable pattern. This version has patterned designs on the sides for students to color.

Make your own tipi model. This craft is similar to the one above, except the side walls of the tipi are plain. Students draw their own designs.

Print this worksheet to teach your students about the beauty of Haudenosaunee beadwork. After reading the article, they'll complete reading comprehension questions, a vocabulary activity, and a writing prompt.

Longhouses are a type of home once used by many Native Americans--most notably the Haudenosaunee (also known as Iroquois). This short passage gives readers facts about these unique structures and is followed by a page of reading comprehension questions.

This non-fiction article explains how Navajo secret agents helped the US Marines during World War II.

Learn the about the achievements of Susan La Flesche Picotte, the first Native American woman to earn a medical degree.

Sacagawea was the Native American woman from the Lemhi Shoshone tribe who assisted members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition from 1803 to 1806.

This worksheet can help you teach your students about the Haudenosaunee. Also known as the Iroquois or Six Nations, the Confederacy includes the Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora nations. Students will read an informative article and then answer reading comprehension questions.

Hide 18 fact cards with information about indigenous nations and tribes, historic figures, and even the differences between Native Americans and native peoples of Hawaii and the far north. Students must find the cards to answer the paired questions!

A United States map showing the regions of Native Americans and many of the major tribes found in each region.

Students use crayons to color a map of Native American tribal regions found in the United States.