Differences Between Indians And Native Americans

Thousands of years before the Europeans arrived to the New World, there were natives of the Western Hemisphere that consisted of 2,000 different cultures and lived in a variety of environments. These inhabitants are known as the Indians, or the Native Americans, who migrated from Asia roughly 30,000 years ago when the West was going through vast climatic changes due to the Ice Age. The Indians developed new methods of finding food such as hunting in the north, fishing near bodies of water, foraging in the deserts, and hunting and gathering in the forests. The Native Americans utilized the technology of stone to make spears, arrows, and farming tools to plant or hunt food. However, their use of stone was very limited which would later lead to their inevitable destruction. The important differences between the Indian societies in the Southwest, South, and Northeast on the eve of colonization was their different geographical locations which had a economical and agricultural impact on the Indies. …show more content…
One of the main tribes who lived in the Mississippian area was the Natchez who took advantage of the rich farming land. They farmed many different types of crops, excelled in crafts, and mainly traded slaves. “The Natchez were primarily farmers and raised numerous crops, principally corn, pumpkins, squash, melons and tobacco...They wove a textile fabric from the inner bark of the mulberry tree which they used in clothing.” This shows how the tribes of the South are different because they depended mainly on farming and fishing unlike the Northeast and Southwest who depended on hunting and foraging. Economically speaking, the Natchez mainly traded slaves with the Europeans and other natives. These make the tribes of the South unique than the other groups because they had access to rich soil for farming unlike the cold Northeast and the dry