Which Native Americans lived in the Northwest?

Which Native Americans lived in the Northwest?

• A. The Mohawk, Iroquois, Huron, and Winnebago.
• B. The Apache, Pueblo, Navajo.
• C. The Sioux, Cheyenne, Crow.
• D. The Mandan, Sioux, Blackfoot.

Answer: (A)

Geography tells you where Native American groups lived, and the Northwest refers to tribes along the Pacific coast and nearby mountains, like the Tlingit, Haida, Chinook, Kwakwaka’w, and Nez Perce. These groups are known for living along the coast, fishing, trading, and building cedar homes, which is different from where other regions’ peoples lived. The options list groups from other areas: the first set includes tribes from the Northeast/Great Lakes; the second set is from the Southwest; the third set includes Plains groups; the last set has some Northwest-adjacent groups but not the classic Northwest coastal tribes. In this sense, none of the listed groups are the typical Northwest communities.

Geography tells you where Native American groups lived, and the Northwest refers to tribes along the Pacific coast and nearby mountains, like the Tlingit, Haida, Chinook, Kwakwaka’w, and Nez Perce. These groups are known for living along the coast, fishing, trading, and building cedar homes, which is different from where other regions’ peoples lived.

The options list groups from other areas: the first set includes tribes from the Northeast/Great Lakes; the second set is from the Southwest; the third set includes Plains groups; the last set has some Northwest-adjacent groups but not the classic Northwest coastal tribes. In this sense, none of the listed groups are the typical Northwest communities.