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Where the Indians livedThe Indians of North and South America formed hundreds of tribes with many different ways oflife. The location of many major tribes is shown below. Scholars divide the various tribes intogroups of similar tribes that they call culture areas. Each culture area is shown as a different color.
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How the Indians livedMost Indians hunted and fished for their food or gatheredwild plants and berries. Many tribes of the Eastern Wood-lands and Tropical Forest also raised crops. But farming wasthe main source of food only in the Southwest, MiddleAmerica, and theAndes.
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