Homes
Apartment-style homes where the Hopi lived. Also means "village" in Spanish.
What is a Pueblo?
A round structure used for religious ceremonies.
What is a kiva?
A type of clay found in the earth used to make pueblo houses.
This tribe's name means 'the gentle people'
Who are the Hopi?
A group of families who share the same ancestor
What is a clan?
A dome-shaped dwelling lived in by the Navajo.
What is a hogan?
Spirits that the Hopi believed would bring rain, help crops grow, show people how to live and behave, and bring peace and prosperity.
What are kachinas?
Thin strips of dried meat, used by the Lakota.
What is jerky?
This Sioux tribe lived in the 'Great Plains' or more specifically, the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Who are the Lakota?
A flat or gently rolling land covered mostly with grasses and wildflowers
What is a prairie?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
What is a longhouse?
A special Tlingit feast at which guests, NOT hosts, receive gifts.
What is a potlatch?
A special weapon used by the Lakota to touch an enemy without killing him.
What is a coup stick?
This tribe lived in the Woodlands or the forests, lived in longhouses, and even created a "Grand Council" made up of clan mothers who chose representatives to help solve problems.
Who are the Iroquois?
The union of five separate Iroquois peoples for a common purpose
What was the Iroquois Confederacy?
A cone-shaped tent make of animal skins.
What is a teepee?
A sled-like device that the Plains people used to move which carried people and belongings.
What is a travois?
Small, polished beads that were usually made of shells and strung or woven together.
What is a wampum?
One of the southwest tribes who raided other groups' land creating conflicts with their neighbors.
Who are the Navajo?
The design and use of tools, ideas, and methods to solve problems.
What is technology?
A home made of logs covered with grasses, sticks, and soil. Plains people, such as the Lakota, lived in these.
What is a lodge?
A tall log carved with many designs and family symbols used for decoration.
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
What is a compromise?
Tribe who were so well off on food that they had the time the develop the technology they needed to build dams, traps, and even decoration like totem poles.
Who are the Tlingit?
The two animals that changed the lives of the Lakota people for the better. (Hint: one was used to hunt the other.)
What is a horse and buffalo?