Vocabulary
Pacific Northwest
Southwest
Great Plains
Eastern Woodlands
100

Moving from one place to another in search of a food source 

What is nomadic

100

The name of the two important shelters for the West 

What is Hogans and Wooden Plank Houses 

100

An important Native American tribe that calls themselves the Hopiti, which means the gentle people. 

What is Hopi

100

The animal that was used as food, and a type of technology 

What is Buffalo 

100

The name of the two shelters for the Eastern Woodlands Native Americans

What is longhouse and wigwam

200

When two people or groups have a conflict and have to give up something to get something in return 

What is compromise 

200

Three types of Tlingit technology

What is canoe, dams, and traps

200
A special type of clay which the Hopi used to build their homes
What is adobe?
200

An area in South Dakota that they call "The heart of everything that is" 

What is the Black Hills 

200
Small polished beads that were usually made from shells and strung or woven together. Sometimes they were traded.
What is Wampum
300

A large group of native Americans are called 

What is a Tribe 

300
The name of the special feast where the guests, not the hosts received gifts
What is a potlach?
300
The technique of growing crops in places where there is little water like in the desert Southwest
What is dry farming?
300

Cone shaped tents made of animal skins

What is teepee

300

These people were the leaders of the clan and made all of the important decisions 

What is Clan Mothers 

400

The design and use of tools, ideas, and methods to solve problems that made life easier 

What is technology

400
The yearly return of a type of fish that was a main food source for the Tlingit
What is the Salmon Run
400
Apartment style homes of the Hopi. Also means "village" in Spanish
What is Pueblo
400
A sled like device used for carrying people and belongings
What is travois
400
The name of the trail that ran through the main villages of all five Iroquois peoples.
What is Hodenosaunee Trail.
500
A story that is passed down through the generations and explains something or provides a lesson.
What is a folktale
500

Native Americans are known for these beatuiful          in the community to decorate or mark as a place of celebration. 

What is Totem Poles 

500
The name of the spirits that the Hopi believed would bring rain, peace, and prosperity.
What is kachina?
500

A type of meat cut into thin strips and sundried

What is jerky?

500

What are the five Iroquois groups? 

What is The Seneca, Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida

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