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21 Cards in this Set
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Lakota Sioux
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Native Americans who lived in lodges on the prairies of the great plains in the Black Hills of South Dakota. They lived in teepees when they went hunting for buffalo.
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The union of five seperate Iroquois peoples for a common purpose.
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Iroquois Confederacy
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Iroquois
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Native Americans who lived in the Eastern Woodlands from the Atlantic Coast to the Mississippi River. They lived in longhouses.
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A flat or gently rolling land covered mostly with grasses and wildflowers.
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prairie
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A home made of logs covered with grasses, sticks, and soil.
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lodge
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Tlingit
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Native Americans who lived on the Northwest coast near the ocean. They made totem poles and has potlatches. Their primary food was sea animals.
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A tall log carved with many designs
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totem pole
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A spirit who the Hopi believe brings rain, helps crops grow, show people how to live and behave, and brings peace and prosperity.
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kachina
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Polished beads, usually made from shells, strung or woven together.
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wampum
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The design and use of tools, ideas, and methods to solve problems.
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technology
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A sled-like device used for transporting things.
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travois
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A special weapon used by the Lakota to touch an enemy without killing him.
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coup stick
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A cone shaped tent made of animal skins.
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teepee
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A long building made of poles covered with sheets of bark.
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longhouse
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Hopi
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Native Americans who lived in the Southwest dry climate. Their homes were called pueblos and were made out of adobe. The Kachina ceremonies were an important part of their religion.
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Thin strips of dried meat.
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jerky
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A type of clay found in the earth.
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adobe
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The settling of disputes by agreeing that each side will give up part of its demands.
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compromise
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A group of families who share the same ancestors.
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clan
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A special Tlingit feast at which guest, not hosts, receive gifts.
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potlatch
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A Spanish word that means "village".
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pueblo
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