Vocabulary
Define Treaty
A written agreement between two groups.
Name 3 states that border Oklahoma
Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri
What is the state vegetable?
Watermelon
The largest tribe (one of the five) in Oklahoma, centered in Tahlequah.
What is Cherokee?
Name a region with mountains in it.
Arbuckle, Ouachita, Wichita, etc.
Define removal.
To force a group of people to go from one location to another.
What is a totem and why was it important?
A totem is an animal or bird spirit that guided the Indians. It is a spiritual element of the Native American culture.
The state fish.
What is a white bass?
This was a warrior leader in the Seminole wars.
What is Osceola?
This region is in the middle of the state and is a major resting area for migratory birds.
What are the Red Bed Plains?
Define Culture
The behaviors and beliefs of a group of people. Culture includes clothing styles, food, social customs, ways of speaking, and religious practice.
How did a man and a woman show they were married?
Men would hunt animals and give them as a gift to a woman. The women would pick vegetables from the field and cook something to give to the men.
The Oklahoma State Bird
What is the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher?
One of the five civilized tribes of Oklahoma, located in Seminole county.
What is the Seminole tribe?
Which region is famous for its mountains?
Arbuckle Mountains
Define Civilized
People with a written language and complex systems of religion and government.
What are the two names of the Indians' thanksgiving festivals?
Green Corn and Busk Festivals
What is the state fruit?
Strawberry
Which tribe did the French negotiate with first?
Osage
This region contains part of a very old mountain system and has the most diverse mineral resouces in the state.
What is the Arbuckle mountains?
Define Assimilate
To successfully adopt parts of another culture into your own.
What is the good spirit that the Pueblo people believed brought messages from the gods to their town each year?
Kachina.
Which state animal is used to build tepees?
Buffalo
Which tribe made houses called longhouses?
Iroquois
How many groups of Indians do the Oklahoma flag honor?
60