Vocabulary
a large animal similar to a cow or ox?
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What is a buffalo?
a home made by stretching animal skin around poles in the shape of a cone.
What is a teepee?
These people often maintained the homes.
Who are women?
these modern animals were introduced by the Spanish
What are horses?
a language that uses gestures instead of speech
What is sign language?
the name for people that would often move from place to place.
What is nomadic?
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What are nomads?
Kids could joke around with these people.
Who are grandparents?
a term often used instead of the word bison.
What is buffalo?
a group of people who share a language, customs, beliefs, and leadership.
What is a tribe?
many people of the plains lived in towns built next to this physical feature.
What is a river?
the belief that everything that exists has a spirit
What is animism?
these were often used to adorn moccasins with designs
What are glass beads?
an act that a person must complete to join a group.
What is an initiation rite?
people who did not move often lived in these.
What are earth lodges?
a Key ceremony and religious ritual that involved fasting and dancing.
What is a Sun Dance?
this part of the bison was often used to make cups, spoons, and ladles.
What are horns?
a pipe smoked ceremonially to signal a peach agreement, often for trade.
What is a calumet?
while some groups remained small, some groups organized to form large __________.
What are nations?
a religious ritual that involves going into the wilderness to get help from a spirit guide.
What is a Vision Quest?
These were added to war bonnets for Brave deeds done.
What are feathers?