General Terms
Group of families bound together under a single leadership with shared a language, culture, and territory. They often have a common ancestor or origin story.
"What is a Tribe"
Relating to or based on relationship to the mother or descent through the female line.
"What is Matrilineal"
The process of adapting wild plants and animals for human use.
"What is Domesticate"
A system of beliefs and practices related to the spiritual or supernatural.
"What is Religion"
A group of ancient Native Americans who built large earth works for ceremonies, defense, and burials.
"What are Mound-builders"
A complex society with five characteristics. Advanced Cities, Specialized jobs, Complex institutions, Record Keeping, and Improved technology.
"What is a Civilization"
The overall social and cultural organization of a tribe or confederacy, including its customs, beliefs, and organizations.
"What is a Society"
Agricultural system developed by Native American tribes that involves planting three crops together in a symbiotic relationship: corn, beans, and squash.
"What is the 3 Sisters"
A smaller subdivision of a tribe, often based on kinship or geographic location and have their own leaders and customs.
"What is a Band"
Flat shoes made of soft leather
"What are Moccasins"
A sovereign political entity, having its own government, laws, and territory.
"What is a Nation "
Ceremony held by some Native American groups at which the hosts showered their guests with gifts such as woven cloth, baskets, canoes, and furs.
"What is a Potlatch"
A tool used by prehistoric Indians to throw a spear with more speed and accuracy
"What is the Atlatl"
A dome-shaped dwelling typically made of wooden poles covered with bark, tree branches or hides primarily in the Eastern Woodlands region
"What is a Wigwam"
A flat topped hill with steep sides- Found in SW Region
"What is a Mesa"
An area of land managed by a Native American tribe under the U.S. federal government.
"What is a Reservation"
An informal or loose association of tribes that share goals, cooperation, and mutual defense, but it doesn't necessarily require a formal structure or centralized authority.
"What is a League"
Sun-dried, unburned brick made of clay and straw.
"What is Adobe"
Physical features that surrounds us; air, water, minerals, natural resources, and climate.
"What is Environment"
Refers to the lineage, heritage, and traditions passed down from one generation to the next; bloodlines, cultural practices, lands, and spiritual connection.
"What is Ancestral"
A movement of a large number of people to a new homeland.
"What is Migration"
A celebration to honor a cultural or religious event.
"What is a Ceremony"
Refers to the tools, techniques, and knowledge that Native Americans used to interact with and shape their environment.
"What is Technology"
A group of tribal members that makes laws.
"What is a Council"
Were typically round, with a domed roof covered in earth and grass, built with a wooden framework and often had a central smoke hole. They were used for communal living, housing extended families and sometimes entire communities. Primarily in the Plains region
"What is a Lodge"