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Period: 13,000 BCE to 6000 BCE
Paleo- Indians
The first people to enter and inhabit the Americas during the final glacial episodes of the late pleistocene period. -
Period: 13,000 BCE to 7000 BCE
First Wave of Migration
Ancient people used the land bridge between modern-day Alaska and Russia to migrate to America. -
Period: 11,500 BCE to 9000 BCE
Clovis Culture
The ancestors of most indigenous cultures of the Americas, the Clovis Culture is identified by its unique spear points -
Period: 6000 BCE to 5500 BCE
Second Wave of Migration
Another wave of people migrated to America from Asia. They used boats to cross the shallow waters that covered what used to be the land bridge. These were the ancestors of the Navajo, Apalache, and others. -
Period: 3000 BCE to 2500 BCE
Third Wave of Migration
A final wave of people migrate to America from Asia. These were the ancestors of the Inuit peoples. -
Period: 1200 BCE to Jan 1, 1300
Ancestral Pueblo Culture (Anasazi)
These peoples inhabited the modern-day four corners region. They are best known for the earth and stone dwellings built into cliff walls. -
Period: 1200 BCE to Jan 1, 1300
Ancestral Puebloans
Ancestral Puebloans were groups of people who lived near the curet four corners are ( Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah). They are known best as the Anasazi. -
Period: 1000 BCE to 500 BCE
Hopewell Culture
These Native Americans were inhabited the Missouri River Valley and were known for their clay pots, tools, trade, ceremonial items, and monumental earthwork architecture. -
Period: 1000 BCE to 200 BCE
Adena Culture
These people inhabited modern-day Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Kentucky, New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. They are best defined as a group of Native American societies that had similarities in burial complex and ceremonial system. -
Period: 700 BCE to 500
Folsom Culture ( Ancient Bison Hunters)
Folsom Culture was know for their new "technology." They would reshape the entire hunting game from spears to darts. They were a small group but were very mobile during seasonal changes there the year. The Folsom became know for their big bison hunting skills. -
Period: 1 CE to Sep 2, 1300
Fremont Culture
These peoples inhabited modern-day Utah, Nevada, Idaho, and Colorado. They are best identified by their gray ware pottery and unique basketry and rock art. -
Period: 1 CE to Jan 1, 1300
Fremont Culture
Groups of people who lived in the Utah area and got their name from the Fremont river in Utah. -
Period: 1 CE to Jan 1, 1450
Hohokam
One of the major cultures of Southwest North America. They inhabited what is current day Arizona. Inhabited a central trade position between the lower Colorado river and Southern California. -
Period: Jan 1, 800 to Jan 1, 1500
Cherokee Tribe
The Cherokee tribe was a group of native Americans living in Southeast North America from approximately 800-1500. They were one of the tribes included in the 5 civilized tribes. -
Period: Jan 1, 1000 to Jan 1, 1540
Mississippian Culture
Inhabiting the Great Lakes region, Ohio River Valley, and Mississippi River Valley, these peoples were best know for their unique mounds that predated the pyramids. Mounds were used for ceremony, burial, and elite residential purposes. Hernando de Soto came in contact with them on his expedition, devastating their population. -
Period: Jan 1, 1200 to
Plaquemine Culture
They inhabited modern-day Louisiana. These peoples were known for their pyramidal mounds and unique architecture. -
Period: Jan 1, 1300 to
Cofitachequi Tribe
Inhabiting modern day South Carolina, they were the first Native American tribe Hernando de Soto came in contact with. The Lady of Cofachiqui was their leader at the time, and they were known for gifting pearls to the foreigners. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Caborn-Welborn Culture
These people were a late Mississippian culture, and was one of the last Native American civilizations to inhabit modern-day Indiana before European contact. They were known for trading copper, glass, and bracelets with the Europeans. -
Period: to Jan 1, 1500
Choctaw Tribe
The members of the Choctaw tribe were also included in the 5 civilized tribes. They inhabited Southeastern North America from 800-1500. -
Period: to Jan 1, 1500
Seminole Tribe
The Seminole tribe inhabited Southeast North America from 800-1500. This tribe was also included in the 5 civilized tribes due to the behaviors that some of the tribe members adopted from colonists. -
Period: to Jan 1, 1500
Chickasaw Tribe
The people of the Chickasaw tribe inhabited Southeastern North America from approximately 800-1500. This tribe was also included in the 5 civilized tribes. -
Period: to Jan 1, 1500
Creek Tribe
The final tribe in the 5 civilized tribes was the people of the Creek tribe. They also inhabited Southeastern North America from around 800-1500.