Paleo Indians Lesson for Kids

Scientists think the Paleo Indians gathered up things like fruits, seeds, insects, and plant roots, which they ate along with meat. Some of the animals Paleo Indians hunted for their meat and skins were bison, mastodons, deer, rabbits, and mammoths.

Paleo Indians were an ancient people that were some of the first to move into North and South America toward the end of the last ice age. They were nomads who moved often in search of food that crossed into what is now Alaska over a bridge that was formed by ice sheets and dry land uncovered when the sea level went down.

Paleo Indians were hunter-gatherers who collected things to eat, like seeds and insects, as well as killing animals like mastodons for food. Eventually, they began to grow their own plants and stay in one place.