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Native American Vocabulary

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A type of clay used for building by Native AMericans and Spanish colonists in the Southwest.adobe
A special weapon used by a Lakota Sioux soldier to show bravery by touching, not killing, his enemy.coup stick
Families who share the same ancestorclan
Dome shaped Navajo dwelling made with log or stick frame and covered with mud or sod.hogan
The settling of a dispute by each side agreeing to give up part of its demands.compromise
The union of the 5 major Iroquois nations.Iroquois Confederacy
In the Pueblo religion, the living spirit of an ancestor.kachina
Underground rooms used by the Ancestorskiva
Thin dried strips of meat.jerky
A mountain or hill with a flat top and steep sides.mesa
A home shared by several related Iroquois families.longhouse
A type of home made of logs, grasses, sticks, and soil which the Native Americans of the Plains used.lodge
Native American home built with bent sapling frames, then covered with cattail mats or elm bark.wigwam
Polished beads used in gift giving and trading.wampum
The design and use of tools, ideas, and methods to solve problems.technology
A tall carved log used by Native Americans of the Northwest Coast to honor an important person or to mark a special event.totem pole
A cone chaped tent made of animal skinsteepee
A sled like device constructed by Native Americans of the Plainstravois
A Spanish word meaning "village" used to refer to the apartment style homes of the Native Americans of the Southwest.pueblo
A special feast given by Native Americans of the Northwest Coastpotlatch
Flat or gently rolling land covered mostly with grasses and wildflowersprairie


Fifth Grade Teacher
Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Catholic School

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