Eastern Woodlands
Great Plains
Southwest Desert
Northwest Coast
This and That
100
a group of families bound together under a single leadership
What is tribe
100
Poles to which a load was tied for transport
What is travois
100
Spanish word for village
What is pueblo
100
a person who chould cure illness
What is shaman
100
lived a village way of life based on farming
What is Pueblo Indians
200
an organization that people form which unites them for a particular purpose
What is league
200
Shelter made of a circle of poles and buffalo hides
What is tepee
200
Beings that could bring rain and other kinds of help
What is kachina
200
a party where the hosts give gifts to show their wealth and generosity
What is potlach
200
A tribe of hunters
What is Apache
300
Iroguois building used for shelter
What is longhouse
300
made the Cheyenne more mobile, and hunting easier
What is horse
300
underground chamber where cermonies were performed by men
What is kiva
300
a carved post with animals or other images representing a person's ancestors
What is totem pole
300
a tribe who raised sheep
What is Navajo
400
Polished seashells that were hung on strings or woven into belts
What is wampum
400
A gathering of American Indians, you can see traditional dances and games of the Cheyenne
What is powwow
400
dance that was supposed to bring rain to the Hopi
What is rain dance
400
provided transportation and helped the Kwakiutl hunt at sea
What is canoe
400
dolls used to educate young Hopi about their religion
What is kachina doll
500
Land set aside by the United States government for Native Americans
What is reservation
500
large hut built over a deep hole
What is lodge
500
hairstyle of an unmarried woman
What is squash blossom
500
shelter made from cedar trees
What is plank house
500
Hopi village built on a mesa
What is Oraibi
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