Vocabulary
This word means "first People" and refers to the first group of people who inhabited an area.
What is "Indiginous"?
What is a drum?
A social gathering for Native American people to talk, dance, sing and honor their cultures.
What is a Pow wow?
Considered the oldest wind instrument in the world, this instrument is used for entertainment, religious ceremonies and healing.
What is a flute?
True or False? Ms. White has been to many pow wows.
What is "false"?
This word can be used instead of "Tribes" to refer to specific groups of Native Americans.
What is "nations"?
A traditional Native American instsrument that can be made from bone, hollowed out wood, bamboo, or clay.
It is held in front of the person's face, as opposed to the modern way, to the side.
What is a flute?
The special clothing outfits that Native Americans wear to Pow wows and other ceremonies.
What is "regalia"?
What are "singers"?
The name of the instrument Ms. White thought was "doubly cool".
What is a double flute or drone flute?
This word names the ceremony that drum makers peform to get rid of negative thoughts, feelings, spirits.
What is "Smudging"?
Not just a baby's toy, this instrument can be made from dried out animal skins, turtle shells, hooves, horns, or gourds filled with small rocks, seeds, or beads and attatched to a stick.
What is a rattle?
What are corn soup, fry bread, and tacos?
This is how you play a rasp.
What is rubbing it with a stick?
Ms. White had a question about fry bread, to which the answer was "Not really, but it can be."
What is "Is fry bread the same as Elephant Ears?"
This word means a gathering or celebration of heritage.
What is a "Pow Wow"?
Mimicking the sounds of frogs and bears, this percussion instrument can be carved from wood or bone.
What is a rasp?
Singing in Native American cultures is very important. It is often used to do this.
What is tell stories or pass down traditions and history.
A stringed instrumentwith a box that serves as a resonator. They are played many ways, including bow, pluck, rub, and hit.
What is a chordophone?
Something on Ms. White's Christmas wish list!
What is a traditional Native American drum?
This is the name of a drum used by the Alaskan Tribes. You only hit the rim of it, not the middle.
What is a "Qilaut"?
This instrument is a type of Native American music that is sometimes used as a game.
What is "vocals" or "throat singing"?
These are the steps to making a Traditional Native American drum.
What are: smudging ceremony, prepare the animal skin (scraping, stretching over a wood frame), tightened over frame using water and heat?
The name of the Native American Music awards.
What are the "Nammys"?
Cherokee Black Foot
What is the tribe to which Ms. White's maternal grandmother claimed to be a descendant?