| A | B |
|---|
| origin stories | a story or set of stories by Native American people that tell about their beginnings and how the world came to be |
| surplus | an amount that is more than what is needed |
| potlatch | a special Native American gathering or celebration with feasting and dancing |
| sod | earth cut into blocks or mats |
| tepee | a cone-shaped tent made from wooden poles and buffalo skins |
| hogan | a cone-shaped Navajo shelter built by covering a log frame with bark and mud |
| dugout | a boat made from a large hallowed –out log |
| pit house | a house that was partially built over a hole in the earth so some rooms could be underground |
| wigwam | a round |
| longhouse | a long wooden building in which several related Iroquois families lived together |
| confederation | a loosely united group of governments working together |
| barter | to exchange goods |
