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Adobe is a kind of natural clay that is sticky
when wet but dries hard. |
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Ancestors are those people that lived long before. |
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A breechcloth is one piece of fabric or animal skin tied
at the front at the waist, then between the legs to the back. |
| Ceremonies |
A ceremony is a group of acts performed according to certain
rules. |
Chickee |
A southeastern home built on stilts above the ground to
keep it dry. |
| Clan |
A clan is a group of relatives who share the same ancestor. |
| Cradleboard |
A board that Native American women carried their babies
on while they worked. |
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Plants that people plant and grow. |
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Culture is a group's way of life that includes language,
clothing, food and religion. |
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The way a group of people do things. |
| Dugout Canoe |
A boat made out of a hollowed out log. |
| Dung |
Dung is the waste from an animal. |
| Expedition |
A trip made for a certain reason. |
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People who plant crops like corn and beans. |
| Hogan |
A six sided Navajo home made of logs covered with packed
dirt. |
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A loincloth is two pieces of cloth or animal skin, front
and back, tied at the waist. |
| Longhouse |
A woodland home made of bent poles covered with bark. |
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Shoes made from animal skin, or woven plant fiber. |
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Nomadic describes a group of people that move often to
find food. |
| Pemmican |
A food made from dried buffalo meat, grease and berries. |
| Plank House |
A house made of cedar boards in the Northwest region. |
| Potlatch |
A celebration feast held by people of the Northwest. |
| Pueblo |
A group of southwestern buildings made of adobe bricks. |
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A person who makes jewelry from silver. |
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Dying from lack of food. |
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A swamp is an area of wet, soggy land that is sometimes
covered in water. |
| Teepee or Tipi |
A plains home made of poles covered with animal hides. |
| Totem |
An animal or object that is a symbol for a family in the
Northwest. Several of them are carved on cedar poles. |
| Traditions |
Handing down beliefs and customs from older people to younger
people. |
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Agreements between two groups of people . |
| Tribe |
A group of people living together under a leader. |
| Wampum |
Small beads made of shells woven into belts and bracelets
and used as a kind of money for trade. |
| Wickiup or Wigwam |
A home made of a frame of branches covered with grass,
brush, or animal skins. |
