A culture is the way of life of a group of people. Every group of people, including yours, has a culture. The language you speak, the clothes you wear, the food you eat, and the religion you believe in are all part of your culture.

Indian groups that shared the same culture had the same way of finding food and building houses. They depended on the same natural resources and used them in the same way.

For example, the Plains Indians shared the same land, dressed the same way, spoke the same language, hunted for food, and practiced religion in the same way. That is why they are considered to be their own culture group.

Culture	Homes	Food	Clothing	Interesting Facts
Northwest	wooden lodges	salmon and other fish	made of tree bark	totem poles, potlatch ceremony
California-Intermountain	wickiups	acorns,   fish, shellfish	made of animal skins	basket-making
Southwest	adobe apartment buildings	corn,  beans, squash	made of cotton fiber	pottery and basket-making Kachina dolls
Plains	tepees	buffalo	made of buffalo hides	war bonnets
Eastern Woodlands	longhouses wigwams	deer, rabbit, squirrel, berries	made from hides of small animals	la crosse wampum  weaving