How Native American People Live Together
What Native American group shared the improvements they made?
What do Inuit people who live in cold climates build shelters out of?
Ice and snow
The Enemyway ceremony was originally for who?
Warriors coming home from battle
What do the Navajo do in order to restore harmony?
What animal was a part of the spiritual practice of the Plains people?
Buffalo
What was the name of the Native American group that maintained a network of footpaths and portages, or places where boats could land.
The Potawatomi
What is the reason Plains Native Americans would pack up and move quickly?
To follow migrating herds or buffalo.
The Enemyway is a week-long ceremony meant to bring bring what to people's lives?
balance
What do Navajo's believe is the cause of illness and suffering?
Being out of harmony with the Earth
Pacific Northwest People still hold potlatches today.
True or false
True
Despite conflicts and over shared resources and rivalries between family groups, Native Americans have found ways to get along ______________.
peacefully
What is a reservation?
A protected land of a specific nation or group of Native Americans.
The ceremonies are led by highly respected _______________ .
singers
The Navajo believe in hozho, which means what?
walking in beauty
What does the host of the potlatch get for showing generosity?
Respect in the community
Today there are more than ____________ Native American groups that have maintained their cultures for generations.
500
Name a type of Native American home.
Wickiup, igloo, longhouse, hogan, Pueblo homes, teepee
The religious ceremonies can last more than _________.
a week
Chanting and _________ are often a part of Native American ceremonies.
singing
What is the host of a potlatch responsible for?
Gift giving
Because of the diversity of climates and environments, Native Americans developed different ways of ___________________________. (2 words)
living together
What was another way Native American groups worked together other than sharing improvements of the land?
They developed sign language that allowed them to more easily communicate and trade.
There are more than ________ Navajo ceremonies.
60
Ceremonies and celebrations are an important part of Native American __________________ and ____________________.
life and culture
What happens at a potlatch?
Guests of the family receive gifts and enjoy feasting and music.