Vocabulary
Regions
Tribes
Ceremonies
Famous Chiefs
100
a group of families with the same background and culture
What is tribe
100
This region stretches from southern Oregon through Baja. Summers are hot and dry. The inland Valley, deserts, and the western side of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
What is The California region
100
This tribe is known as "The Beautiful People"
Who are the Cheyenne
100
The purpose of this ceremony is to visit dead relatives, protect themselves, renew the earth, and help them deal with bad events.
What is the Ghost Dance
100
This Chief plunged a knife in the treaty to show his disapproval.
Who is Osceola
200
natural features of an area (landforms, water, climate, etc)
What is Physical geography
200
A low area between the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains. The mountains on either side of this region block the rain, making this land mostly desert.
What is The Great Basin
200
This group of people used sand painting, planting and built Hogons
Who are the Navajos
200
The purpose of this ceremony was to reach out to the spirit world. The smoke was believed to words of prayer going to the spirits
What is the pipe ceremony
200
This Chief believed that "One does not sell the land that people walk on"
Who is Crazy Horse
300
native
What is indigenous
300
This is a vast area of treeless grasslands. It stretches for 2,000 miles from the Rockies to the Mississippi Valley, and from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
What is the Great Plains
300
Most famous in the Great Plains and resisted removal for fifty years
Who are the Lakota
300
The purpose of this ceremony is to ask for help for someone, give thanks and praise. It was also to renew oneself with the spirits and make communication with the spirits possible.
What is the Purification Ceremony
300
He was the last of the Seminole Chiefs
Who is Billy Bowlegs
400
a picture or sign that stands for something else
What is symbol
400
This region reaches from the Mississippi River eastward to the Atlantic Ocean, and from Canada to North Carolina. The winter snows and summer rains produce endless forests, lakes, and streams.
What is Eastern Woodlands
400
This tribe was made up of six nations
Who are the Iriquois
400
The purpose of this ceremony is to discover one's purpose in life and help with self-discovery.
What is the Vision Quest
400
This Chief refused to talk to the U.S. about a treaty until all of the soldiers were ordered to leave the land.
Who is Red Cloud
500
formal acts of worship or celebration
What is rituals
500
This area stretches from the southern part of the Ohio Valley to the Gulf of Mexico, and from Texas to the Atlantic Ocean. The land is fertile coastal plains, river valleys, mountains, and swamps all have long, warm, humid summers and mild winters.
What is the Southeast
500
The group never signed an official treaty of surrender
Who are the Seminoles
500
The purpose of this ceremony is to pray for life, healing, and for thanksgiving.
What is the Sun Dance
500
This chief said "I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever."
Who is Chief Joseph, Nez Perce
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