A | B |
Culture Area | a region in which people share a similar way of life |
tribe | group of villages that share customs, language & rituals |
igloo | houses made of snow or ice |
kayak | small boats made of animal skins |
Potlatch | ceremony to show off their wealth (NW coast people) |
kiva | underground chamber where Pueblo men held religious ceremonies |
hogan | houses made of mud (Navajos) |
travois | sled pulled by dogs (Plains) |
tepee | cone-shaped tents made of buffalo hides(Plains) |
longhouse | housed mad out of wood poles and bark(Eastern Woodlands) |
clan | group of 2 or more related families |
Sachem | tribal leaders (League of Iroquois) |
Inuits | Arctic; hunted sea animals & fished |
Pueblo | SW; farmed corn, beans 7 squash |
Kachina | masked dancer that represent the spirits |
Apache | Southwest; hunters |
Navajo | SW; hunters & farmed |
Natchez | Southeast(hunted fished farm) |
Iroquois | Eastern Woodlands; women farmed & were leaders while men hunted small game |
League of Iroquois | an alliance formed by the 5 nations to end constant fighting |