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100

an area of land set aside by the Canadian government for the First Nations people

reserves

100

The area at the bottom of the cliff where men waited to kill injured buffalo

kill site

100

Name an important quality of life of First Nation's people long ago

- spiritual beliefs
- oral tradition
- respect for places and objects
- community
- knowing how the land provides food
- knowing how to use animal for clothing and shelter

100

Horses were brought back from this country to North America in the early 1700s

Brought to Mexico by the Spanish

100

This is what happens at a pow wow

- dancing, singing, and drumming
- gather and visit with one another

200

the correct way of doing things

protocol

200

The name of stone piles built in lines to help First Nations hunters channel the buffalo towards the cliff edge

cairns

200

Name an item that the First Nations people preserved

- meat
- fish
- berries
- herbs

200

This is where stone carvings can be seen from about 3000 years ago by First Nations people

Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park

200

ceremonial clothing is called this

regalia

300

The name given to those who were first to live in a land.

indigenous 
300

Name 2 things they would do with the buffalo when they were killed 

- boil their bones for their buffalo fat
- preserve the meat
- buffalo hide for tipis and clothes etc.

300

The tipi was always set up to face this direction

East

300

This is aboriginal people who spoke different languages and would often meet up communicate with each other

sign lanuage

300

Powwows often finish with this tradition 

give-away (gifts) 

400

the journey First Nations people made throughout the year when the seasons changed

migration route

400
The large plain and grazing area above the cliff were called this. 

Gathering basin

400

Before the Europeans came, the First Nations people lived in this area of Alberta

Boreal forest

400

This is why the First Nations people thought the Manitou Stone was sacred

They believed it protected buffalo herds and helped people to heal

400

Name 2 pieces of ceremonial clothing

- headdress
- jingle dress
- moccasins
- beaded jewelry  etc.

500
When animal fat was mixed with berries to make a nutrient rich food

pemmican

500
Young men who would get her herd to follow them to the drive lanes were called this

Buffalo runners

500

This is what the top design of the tipi represents 

Like the stars and Heaven (the stars tell of children who were neglected or lost)

500

The full name of the Manitou stone

Iron Creek Manitou Stone

500

Name a type of food First Nations people might have on "Feast Day"

- bannock

- berries
- something to drink
- soup