Tribes and Culture
What tribe was located in the Pacific Northwest?
Makahs
This tribe was given a name by French settlers that means "pierced nose."
Nez Perecs
A person who looks for and studies artifacts to learn about the way ancient people lived
archaeologist
What tribe was located in the Southwest?
Navajos and ____
Definition:
This tribe used the game of stick ball to settle arguments and for religious purposes.
Cherokees
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This tribe had a Great Council that made important decisions for all the people.
Iroquois
The command given by God for man to fill the earth and rule over it
Creation Mandate
What tribe was located in California?
Chumash
Iroquois beads made from shells that were used for belts, money, and trade.
wampum
What tribe was located in the Northeast Woodlands?
Iroquois
Chumash canoe built from cedar and redwood planks sealed with asphalt
tomol
A process of soaking, drying, and stretching hides to preserve them
tanning
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Definition:
To move from one region to settle in another
migrate
What tribe was located in the Southeast Woodlands?
Cherokees
kiva
A rectangular shelter built by the Iroquois
longhouse
What tribe was located in the Arctic?
Inuits
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What tribe was located in the Plateau?
Nez Perecs
An ancestral spirit that the Pueblo people believed could control objects in nature
kachina
A Native American religious leader
shaman
What tribe was located in the Plains?
Sioux
Definition:
Navajo shelter made of logs and poles covered with mud
hogan