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The Differences Of Native Americans

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North America had many regional differences in native societies and economies prior to the Europeans arriving. Indians differences where based more on the climate, water sources, wild life and plants. The northeastern Indians focused more in building towns in the canyons, as well as building dams and canals. One of their biggest structures was five levels high and would not be compared to anything else until the 1880s. They managed to become farmers in deserts, and perfected the skill. The Indians in the Pacific coast where more spread out and lived in scattered villages. They depended more on fishing, and acquiring plants and nuts. Close Indians hunted herds of buffalo. Eastern Indians also lived in scattered villages, but relied more on the “three sisters”, fishing, and the hunting of deer and turkeys. …show more content…

Some Europeans seen the Indians as good people or uncivilized. The Indians had many good traits such as giving was more important than riches to them. Though they were not under a set government the new comers seen them as savages. Their societies were also looked down upon since they gave their women more rights than the Europeans. Children fell under the mother’s family and when married the males would go live with the women’s family. That was complete opposite of what Europeans societies

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