Shelter
This traditional nomadic shelter was easily set up and taken down in less than 60 minutes.
What is a tepee?
Living along a river, and building river transportation, allowed people to do this with their neighbors.
What is trade?
Salmon was a staple food source for the people of this region.
What is the Pacific Northwest?
These Kwakiutl celebrations of wealth were used to mark major life events such as births, deaths, and marriages and could last up to ten days.
What is a potlatch?
This Native American term means all the members of one's extended family.
What is a clan?
This rectangular wooden structure was made out of cedar planks and beams and could hold multiple families under one roof.
What is a longhouse?
These flat landforms common to the desert southwest allowed people to see far from a higher elevation.
What are mesas?
This term means to have extra food resources available to store.
What is surplus?
These two different periods were ruled by different Algonquian leaders.
What are war and peace?
Colorful sand paintings were created by these people to help heal the sick.
Who are medicine people?
Each year, tribal leaders from many Plains groups met to decide the most important events to record on this cultural piece of art.
What is a calendar robe?
Tepees were conical in shape and could withstand this type of weather event on the Plains.
What is a tornado?
Many native peoples who had sustainable food sources were able to do this, a way of preserving meat so that it wouldn't spoil and could be eaten later.
What is drying the meat?
These were small, polished beads made out of shells used to decorate, trade as currency, and mark special occasions and ceremonies.
What is wampum?
This part of an animal could be used to cure and preserve its hide for long-term use.
What is the brain?
The earth lodges of the northern plains region were sturdy and covered with sod, thus making them this kind of shelter.
What is permanent?
The climate of this region included long periods of rain and humidity with warmer summers.
What is the Pacific Northwest?
This technology allowed the people of the desert Southwest to farm along the base of mesas, even in the dry seasons.
What is an irrigation system?
This stickball game was originally invented and played by the Iroquois and nicknamed "the creator's game".
What is lacrosse?
These spiritual beings connected the human and spiritual worlds and ensured good harvests and rain.
What are kachinas?
Traditional Din'e shelters were made of these two primary resources in order to protect from the intense heat and monsoon rains.
What are adobe and wood?
In the Northeastern woodlands, arched wooden poles were used to make a home dome-shaped, ensuring that the roof would not hold too much of this and cave in.
What is snow?
This notable farming tribe grew 24 different kinds of corn.
This type of governing body was made up of representatives from various member nations and made decisions that were respected by all the people.
What is the Grand Council?
In this cultural exchange, the Algonquian man would gift the woman meat from his hunt and she would cook it and serve it to him.
What is a marriage proposal?