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Vocabulary
Pacific Northwest
Southwest
Great Plains
Eastern Woodlands
100

Moving from one place to another

What is nomadic

100

The name of the Native American tribe that lived in igloos in Alaska and Northern Canada

What are the inuit

100
The prominent Native American tribe of the desert Southwest
What is Hopi
100

This tribe was the most prominent in the Plains region

What is the Sioux (also take Cheyenne)

100
The name of the permanent shelter for the Eastern Woodlands Native Americans
What is longhouse
200
An Early family member

What is an ancestor

200

Main food for the Kwakiutl, Makah, and Chinook

What are whales/salmon

200
A special type of clay which the Hopi used to build their homes
What is adobe?
200

Large round earthen houses

What are lodges

200
Small polished beads that were usually made from shells and strung or woven together. Sometimes they were traded.
What is Wampum
300
This "bridge" connected what two pieces of land
What is Russia and Alaska
300

The name of the special feast where the guests, not the hosts received gifts

What is a potlach?

300

This allowed Native Americans to get goods from far away places

What is the trade network?

300
Cone shaped tents made of animal skins
What is teepee
300
The prominent group of the Native Americans from the Eastern Woodlands
What is Iroquois
400

A celebration to honor a cultural or religious event.

What is a Ceremony

400

Members of the same family that lived in the same longhouse

What is a clan?

400
Apartment style homes of the Hopi. Also means "village" in Spanish
What is Pueblo
400
A sled like device used for carrying people and belongings
What is travois
400

The two main Native American groups in the Eastern Woodlands

What are the Iroquois and the Algonquian

500

A story that is passed down through the generations and explains something or provides a lesson.

What is a folktale

500

The tall posts that showed one or more characters that were used to tell stories

What is a totem pole

500
The name of the spirits that the Hopi believed would bring rain, peace, and prosperity.
What is kachina?
500

The main type of meat used

What is buffalo

500

A loose group of governments working together

What is a confederation