| A | B |
| totem pole | a carbed post with animals or other images |
| travois | poles to which a load was tied for transport |
| shaman | healer |
| tribe | group of families under one leader |
| tepee | shelter made of a circle of poles and buffalo hides |
| longhouse | very long Iroquois building |
| league | organization for a specific purpose |
| reservation | land set aside by the U.S. government |
| wampum | polished sea shells on strings woven into belts |
| potlatch | type of party; word meaning "to give away" |
| Bering Strait | land bridge that once connected Asia to America |