American Indians Rap

The Archaeologist digs into the past,

Maybe find out why a culture didn’t last.
They find all kinds of things, and they call ‘em artifacts:
Bones, tools of stone, even pottery in stacks

Cactus Hill, Southeast, V-A-

Located right on the Nottaway--
River was a-flowin’ 18,000 years ago
One of the oldest sites: North America, yo!

Kwakiutl, Inuit, Pueblo, La-ko-ta-,

Iroquois: all in North America.

Each climate was different: east, west, north, south

The weather would determine -- what went into the mouth!

The Kwakiutl lived on the Pacific Northwest Coast

A rainy, mild climate made a nice fish roast!

Lakota People, Sioux lived on the Great Plains

In the dry grassland, they hunted o’er the range!

Iroquois lived in the Eastern Woodlands

Northeast United States where they joined hands
With many other tribes, it was peace they made
Their homes were big and long from the wood they laid

Pueblo people lived in houses made of clay,

Crafted jewelry, baskets, rugs way back in the day.
They farmed for food, it was mostly maize
On cliffs, on mountains: Southwest United States.

The Inuit lived in the Artic area

Places that were cold, BRRRRRRR Uh!
Alaska, Canada, they hunted for whales
Listen very closely, to the stories and the tales!
They all had resources: human, natural, capital
All would be used to keep the bellies full.

Hey! What is a natural resource?

Fish for the takin’, crops, they grew,
Animals were hunted for some clothing too!

Hey! What is a capital resource?

A capital resource was something they made
Canoe, a bow, a spear could be used in trade!

Hey! What is a human resource?

Man!
Woman!
Kids!
They made stuff!
They did stuff!

The Archaeologist digs into the past,

Maybe find out why a culture didn’t last.
They find all kinds of things, and they call them artifacts:
Bones, tools of stone, even pottery in stacks

Cactus Hill, Southeast, V-A-

Located right on the Nottaway--
River was flowin’ 18,000 years ago
One of the oldest sites: North America, yo!
(Don’t you know?)