Vocabulary
Very different, showing variety
What is diverse?
Tribal land kept separate by the US government
for Native Peoples
What is a reservation?
This type of feature was made by nature. Some examples are landforms, bodies of water, climate, plants, and soil.
What are physical features?
Made traps to catch fish. Men carved stones and wood to make tools, such as bows and arrows so that they could hunt animals. They fished and planted crops,
What are some ways Native Peoples could get food?
To exchange goods or services without using money
What is barter?
To continue to live, even when times are hard
What does it mean to survive?
These features are created by people to help them live on the land. Some examples are bridges, tunnels, and roads, towns, and cities.
What are human features?
Dancing the Green Corn Dance
The land needed to rest from all that was taken from it
The story of the past
What is history?
A person of greater age than the others
What is an elder?
These are things found in nature that people use. Some examples are forests, water, soil, and minerals.
People use the forest to cut down trees to make houses.
People use minerals such as copper to make wire and pennies.
What are natural resources?
Sachem
What is the leader of a tribe called?
To exchange goods or services without using money. Each side needs to have something the other side wants.
One example is one group has wooden bowls and corn seed. The other side has stone which is good for making pipes.
What is trade with one another?
To prepare a food so it will last a long time
without spoiling
What is preserve?
The study of the Earth and the people, animals,
and plants living on it.
What is geography?
jewelry
What was wampum used for?
In the spring, men would cut down trees to prepare the land for planting. They would use the trees to make mishoons. They would also make eel traps to catch fish and eels. Men would make tools. Boys learn about woods, rivers, and oceans. They sharpen arrows and practice their aim. They run to get faster.
What are jobs men and boys did?
An object made or used by people of the past
What is an artifact?
All the things passed down to a person or group of people
What is heritage?
tribe
What is a community of Native Peoples called?
Women dig for clams, find nuts, roots, and berries to eat. They gather plants for medicine. She collects grasses to weave into baskets. Makes pots. Girls learn about working in the fields and garden. They learn to cook over the fire. They learn how to take care of children.
What are some jobs women and girls did?