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Religion and Worship
100

plateau houses made of plants that swelled when wet, making the house waterproof

tule-mat lodges

100

the women of this tribe would pack, transport and set up the tepees

Cheyenne

100

Stalks from the Juncus plant were woven together by the Chumash to make these items that could even hold water

baskets

100

These along with Mukluks were worn by the Aleut and Inuit to keep warm

parkas

100

This Native American Religion claims that its leaders talk to spirits and have special healing powers

shamanism

200

used by the ancestral pueblos for ceremonies

kivas

200

families from this tribe worked, fished, and hunted together and then shared the food with the villagers

Aleut

200

This was the main source of food for the Sioux and Cheyenne

bison 

200

The Paiute hunted with these and with poisoned arrowheads. 

blowguns

200

This Native American religion believes spirits control every force of nature and every event in life.

animism

300

houses that sat partially underground and were entered through the smoke hole in the cone-shaped roof

pit houses

300

clans of this tribe named themselves after animals

Ojibwe

300

These belts could convey a message, record a decision, or record the terms of a treaty

wampum belt

300

Many Native Americans, like the Pueblo, planted these "sisters" together. 

three

300

These Navajo creations were used in religious ceremonies and believed to be able to heal sick people. 

sand paintings

400

dome-shaped houses built by the Pomo and Chumash using willow poles and mats sewn together

grass-mat houses

400

this tribe always left plenty of animals alive to meet their needs the following year

Washoe

400

Stalks from this plant were hollowed out and used by the Cherokee to shoot darts while hunting

bamboo

400

The Paiute sealed their baskets with this to make them waterproof

pitch

400

God creates all people with a natural desire to do this

worship

500

owned by Cheyenne women who built them by covering a cone-shaped frame with buffalo hides

tepees

500

this tribe placed a man called an overseer in charge of the community garden 

Creek

500

People of the past left behind these man-made objects 

artifacts

500

This trade language was used by different Northwestern tribes

Chinook Jargon

500

This is the sin of worshipping someone or something other than God

idolatry