Why did Native American societies develop different cultural traditions?

Answer 1

This is primarily due to the vast differences in climate and ecology. Depending upon the food sources, the seasons and the various challenges to daily life, different skills and traditions were valued. For instance, while in the temperate forest of the eastern part of the continent (what is now New England and the East Coast of the United States), there were plentiful deer, turkeys, fish and other game animals to hunt, so the rites of passage and skills developed around training young men to hunt these animals. This included skills with tracking, stealth and the bow and arrow. In contrast, in the far western north of the continent (what is now Alaska and western Canada), food had to be carefully gathered during the fleeting summer months and saved and the primary source of protein was the large mammals of the ocean - whale, seal, etc. Therefore, the skills and traditions valued here were those related to hunting the large ocean animals - crafting a water-tight boat, the harpoon or javelin, sailing, navigation, etc.

Answer 2

Each tribe adapted to the local conditions. A clothing and equipment carried by the by the Seminoles in Florida would not do for the Northeast or the plains.

Also, information transfer between the tribes was slow due to distance and terrain.

Answer 3

Native Americans had distinct cultural traditions depending on their tribes. Each tribe had its own values and belief systems that differed from those of other tribes.

Answer 4

Because of the region they were positioned in had much to do with their cultural traditions. Like the Natural Resources available, the weather, the animals and what they meant to them.

Answer 5

The Native Americans made different culture groups so that they can worship different and have there own ways.

Answer 6

they all died.