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American Indians of North America are generally divided into culture areas according to similarities in geography, environment, subsistence patterns, language family, and similar social practices.  According to the ''Handbook of North American Indians'', there are ten such cultural areas.<ref>Washburn, Wilcomb E. 1998. ''Handbook Of North American Indians, Vol. 4, History of Indian-White Relations.'' Washington: Smithsonian Institute.</ref>

American Indians of North America are generally divided into culture areas according to similarities in geography, environment, subsistence patterns, language family, and similar social practices.  According to the ''Handbook of North American Indians'', there are ten such cultural areas.<ref>Washburn, Wilcomb E. 1998. ''Handbook Of North American Indians, Vol. 4, History of Indian-White Relations.'' Washington: Smithsonian Institute.</ref>

;Arctic

;Arctic

:Greenland, extreme northern Canada, and the northern and western coastlines of Alaska.

:Greenland, extreme northern Canada, and the northern and western coastlines of Alaska: [[Inuit]].

;Subarctic

;Subarctic

:Most of central Canada and interior Alaska.

:Most of central Canada and interior Alaska.

;Northeast

;Northeast

:New England, Nova Scotia, the Great Lakes region, the Chesapeake Bay area, and most of current day W. Virginia, the Ohio River valley, and Illinois.

:New England, Nova Scotia, the Great Lakes region, the Chesapeake Bay area, and most of current day W. Virginia, the Ohio River valley, and Illinois: [[Huron]]s, [[Shawnee]], [[Iroquois]].

;Southeast

;Southeast

:N. Carolina excluding the NE corner, western Virginia, southern W. Virginia, and all the southern states east of the Mississippi River, in addition to parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, and eastern Texas.

:N. Carolina excluding the NE corner, western Virginia, southern W. Virginia, and all the southern states east of the Mississippi River, in addition to parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, and eastern Texas: [[Cherokee]], [[Creek]], [[Seminole]].

;Plains

;Plains

:the entire Midwest United States from Texas north to southern parts of Canada.

:the entire Midwest United States from Texas north to southern parts of Canada: [[Sioux]], [[Cheyenne people|Cheyenne]].

;Southwest

;Southwest

:Central Mexico north into W. Texas, NM, and AZ.

:Central Mexico north into W. Texas, NM, and AZ: [[Navajo]], [[Pueblo]], [[Apache]].

;Great Basin

;Great Basin

:Nevada, Utah, N. Arizona, W. Colorado, W. Wyoming, S. Idaho, SE Oregon, and parts of W. California.

:Nevada, Utah, N. Arizona, W. Colorado, W. Wyoming, S. Idaho, SE Oregon, and parts of W. California: [[Shoshone]], [[Ute tribe|Utes]].

;California

;California

:Interior and Coastal California and N. Baja.

:Interior and Coastal California and N. Baja: [[Modoc]].

;Northwest Coast

;Northwest Coast

:N. California to S. Alaska along 1500 miles of coastline.

:N. California to S. Alaska along 1500 miles of coastline: [[Tlingit]], [[Tsimshian]].

;Plateau

;Plateau

:Parts of Oregon, Washington, N. Idaho, W. Montana, and SW Canada.

:Parts of Oregon, Washington, N. Idaho, W. Montana, and SW Canada: [[Nez Perce]].

== Today ==

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