Special Drums
The most important musical instrument used in ceremonies is _____.
a. a flute
b. a drumstick
c. a small drum
d. a big drum
d. a big drum
Some Native Americans say that animals taught people to _____.
a. dance
b. hunt
c. sing
d. love
a. dance
Why is the drum the "heart of a naive powwow"?
a. It looks like a human heart.
b. It beats in a steady rhythm .
c. It was made by Native Americans.
d. It is used at dances.
b. It beats in a steady rhythm .
Jump across or over.
Leap
A member of a North American people of Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico.
Navajo
Which word means about the same as special?
a. outstanding
b. dull
c. ordinary
d. scarce
a. outstanding
The tops of drums were made from ______.
a. animal fur
b. feathers
c. porcupine quills
d. animal skins
d. animal skins
The dancers need the drum to have ____.
a. a loud beat
b. a soft beat
c. a happy beat
d. a steady beat
d. a steady beat
throw (something) somewhere lightly, easily, or casually.
Tossed
Cree
Giant drums are ______ .
a. just used to make music
b. not very special
c. special objects
d. like small drums
c. special objects
Which word means the same as honor?
a. learn
b. harm
c. respect
d. love
c. respect
Which word means about the same as powwow?
a. culture
b. heart
c. ceremony
d. spirit
c. ceremony
A small country house occupied in season for sports such as hunting, shooting, fishing, and skiing.
Lodge
A member of an Algonquian people formerly living between the Missouri and Arkansas Rivers but now on reservations in Montana and Oklahoma.
Cheyenne
The drum keeper _____.
a. takes care of the big drum
b. takes care of all of the tribes's drums
c. plays the big drum alone
d. owns the big drum
a. takes care of the big drum
Which group of words relates to costumes native dancers wore?
a. leap, swoop, toss
b. quills, fur, feathers
c. movement, stretch, wriggle
d. trees, grass, streams
b. quills, fur, feathers
When do most powwows take place?
a. spring
b. summer
c. fall
d. winter
b. summer
A North American Indian ceremony involving feasting, singing, and dancing.
Powwow
Lakota
Special Native American ceremonies are called ____.
a. dances
b. powwows
c. drum ceremonies
d. drum festivals
b. powwows
How did native people give thanks for the gift of life?
a. by beating drums and dancing
b. by hunting
c. by not killing animals
d. by giving presents to each other
a. by beating drums and dancing
What are the Crow, Lakota, Cree , and Navajo?
a. Native American tribes
b. the spirits of ancestors
c. kinds of dance costumes
d. kinds of powwows
a. Native American tribes
A social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect, typically having a recognized leader.
Tribe/s
Native Americans