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a group of people who share the same language, customs, beliefs, and leadership
What is a nation?
Geographic feature that runs through the middle of the Plains Indians
What is the Mississippi River?
a home made by stretching animal skin around poles in the shape of a cone
What is a tepee?
what do all indigenous cultures have in common?
political structures, clear social roles, religion, culture/customs, spoken language, use of natural resources
natural resources
Who were responsible for building and maintaining earth lodges.
Who are women?
why did the Five Nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy survive as other native people declined?
They united a formed a centralized government
How did physical geography influence the development of the indigenous peoples?
answers will vary
a building where water is poured over hot rocks to make steam
What is a sweat lodge?
the two main purposes of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Constitution
to create an organized society and to maintain peace among them.
a religious leader who can talk to spirits
Who is a shaman?
What determined the food, shelter, clothing, and protection of all indigenous people?
learning to adapt to the environment around them.
a religious ritual that involves fasting and dancing
What is a Sun Dance?
corn, beans, and squash - they can all be planted together to yield more crops.
Type of home that could not be moved, made of wooden beams with walls of earth and prairie grass.
What is an earth lodge?
Purpose of a winter count.
What is to show important events that occurred in the past?
a large animal similar to a cow or ox
What is a bison?
touching the body of an enemy warrior without killing them
What is a counting coup?
an article worn on the head and decorated with eagle feathers
What is a war bonnet?
a pipe smoked ceremonially to signal a peace agreement
What is a calumet?
the belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a specific spiritual essence
What is animism?
Feathers on an Indians headdress or war bonnet represent their .....
What is a brave deed, bravery, or good deeds?
a group of people who work together for a goal
What is a band?
THREE major areas of a bison that are used for supplies.
Hair, Hides/Skin, Horns, Dung, Bones
two reasons indigenous peoples build different types of homes across north america