Man in Nature Adaptation Adaptation • Adaptation-What is adaptation? • Adaptation - A process (usually by evolution) whereby a “population becomes better suited” to its habitat. Question: What is shelter? • Shelter: (A) A structure that provides privacy and protection from danger. • (B) Protective covering that provides protection from the weather. • • Key concepts: Adaptation & Shelter Human Adaptation • Humans have adapted to their environment by using their higher cognitive ability, tool making skills, observation, and creativity. • They observe animal adaptations and adopt these strategies. Native peoples use the available materials from the environment to create shelter . Can they use their intelligence to create shelter to protect them from their environment? • In an era concerned with ecological footprints, as well as homelessness, how much shelter does each human need? • Key concepts: Adaptation, shelter, • Question: What is adaptation? What is shelter? Materials- What materials do you see? Do you think this is a permanent or a temporary shelter? Do you know what this is called or where this shelter is found? Wigwam Odjibwa This Wigwam is a temporary shelter used in the Great Lakes area by several tribes. The Odawa of Michigan built these here in Michigan. Wigwam Illustration Longhouse Oneida Mohawk Huron Longhouses were another form of shelter used by Huron people of Michigan. Materials- What materials do you see? Do you think this is a permanent or a temporary shelter? Do you know what this is called or where this shelter is found? Wigwam Odjibwa This Wigwam is a temporary shelter used in the Great Lakes area by several tribes. The Odawa of Michigan built these here in Michigan. Wigwam Illustration Longhouse Oneida Mohawk Huron Longhouses were another form of shelter used by Huron people of Michigan. Tipi (or Tepee) Ogallala Sioux, Plains Indian What materials do you think this Tipi are made from and why? Tipi interior Tipi elaborately painted surfaces Sod or earthen lodge Mandan Catlin painting of a Mandan village Apache Wikiup Wikiups are constructed by rushed in the South western United States and are similar to a Wigwam. Californian grass Wikiup Hogan, Navajo Hogan roof diagram and interior photo Pit House Washington/Oregon Plateau Building an Igloo c. 1924 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs, Photograph by Frank E. Kleinschmidt Igloos are made of compact snow and are great insulation from extreme temperatures Modern Igloos Igloo interior Chickee, Seminole What materials do we see here? What architectural feature gives gives us a clue were this shelter is? Plank house, reconstructed Haida Painted Plank house Plank house, Haida Painting of Northwest pacific Pueblo, What materials is this made of? Why did each Native American people build from different materials? Why are there different shapes? Are clothes Shelter? • Shelter definition? • Shelter: (A) A structure that provides privacy and protection from danger. • (B) Protective covering that provides protection from the weather. Inuit Portrait c. 1903 Would this jacket protect her from freezing temperatures? Library of Congress .