Vocabulary
community of Native peoples
What is a tribe?
tendons used as thread
What is a sinew?
young bendable trees used for building homes
What are saplings?
The god of the Wampanoag tribe
who was The Great Spirit?
Squash, Beans and corn
What are the 3 sisters?
To exchange goods or services without using money
What is barter?
part of an animal used to make a bag
What is the bladder?
Summer home built near the coast.
What is a wetu?
the group of people in a tribe that helped the leader
What is the council?
fruit used to make things red
What are cranberries?
Picking crops
What is harvest?
a boat carved from a tree trunk
What is a mishoon?
Large winter home
What are long houses?
the older people in a tribe
What are elders?
device used to carry a baby
What is a cradle board?
plant that grew in marshy areas used to make mats
What is a cattail?
shells that were made into beads or "money".
What is wampum?
The part of Massachusetts the Wampanoag live in
What is Cape Cod
the warrior of a group
What is a pniese?
vegetable hollowed out to make a rattle
What are gourds?
giving something and getting something in return
What is trading?
the stretching of animal skin
What is tanning?
People who lived in the longhouse
what is extended family (aunts, uncles, etc)
Tribe leader
What is a sachem?
Showing thanks to animals and nature for the use of the tribe
What is respect?