The Native Americans were the original inhabitants of the New World. Many Natives traveled to The Great Plains and many migrated to the Northeast. When living on new lands, the Natives had to become accustomed to their surroundings. Many tribes used their environment to live and survive. Indians were know to become one with the Earth and its surroundings.
The Native Americans from the Great Plains area were very dependent of the buffalo, a very dominant animal in the region. The Indians from the Great Plains area relied on the buffalo for everyday survival. They used the skin for clothing and shelter, they used the meat for nourishment and the used everything else for utensils and things that were used everyday. The Indians from the Northeast used the plants from the environment for medicine. They had ove
When the Europeans came to the Northeast, they had no respect for the Natives that were there to begin with. When Columbus came to our land, he was searching for a place where he could practice religious freedom. So when he was settling on this New Land, whomever that would not convert or already was Christian were considered savages. The Europeans brought over many diseases from their country that ended up killing at least 50% of the Natives in the Northeast. Some were forced to adapt to European ways and others fled west when they came and took their land. The Natives that inhabited the West began to adapt to the western customs. They began to ride horses to hunt rather than lure the buffalo to a cliff. They began to use Western weapons because it was easier for hunting and protection of their tribes. It was also easier for them to fight with other tribes and take over more land.
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