subarcticindians

							 The Sub Arctic Indians


By Zackary R.
            Sub Arctic Region
   The Great Bear Lake
    is the biggest lake in
    Canada. The Sub
    Arctic Indians live
    where there’s flat
    frozen land all year
    long.
                     Animals
 Where the Sub Arctic
  tribe lives, there’s a lot
  of big animals.
 The animals in the Sub
  Arctic region are bear
  and moose.
 Another large animal
  is caribou.
                   Climate
 It is very cold in the
  Arctic region in
  winter.
 The climate is around
  –50 degrees
  Fahrenheit.
 In summer it’s around
  50 degrees Fahrenheit.
                     Food
 Sub Arctic Indians eat
  moose, caribou, and
  salmon.
 They also eat bears,
  fish, beavers, and
  berries.
            Shelter: Cabins
 The Western tribes
  lived in cabins.
 The cabins were made
  out of planks and out
  of rope.
 The door was a hole.
           Shelter: Wigwam
 The Eastern tribes
  lived in wigwams.
 Wigwams are made
  out of animal skins,
  trees, and bark.
                  Clothing
 Men wore leather t-
  shirts and women
  wore leather dresses
  made out of caribou
  skins.
 They made slippers
  called moccasins and
  they also wore snow
  shoes in winter.
                  Family life
   In winter, the women
    made clothing and the
    kids went to school
    just like us.
            European Influence
 The Europeans traded
  beans, clothing, and
  other goods for animal
  furs and art work.
 The Europeans traded
  at trading booths.
    Sub Arctic Indians Today
 The Sub Arctic
  Indians are now
  mining.
 They’re also
  harvesting wild rice
  and also trapping
  animals.
                       Other
   The Sub Arctic
    Indians made art work
    to trade with other
    Indians that liked the
    art work.