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50 Cards in this Set
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Cordially |
With politeness and friendliness |
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Trickster |
Someone who lies or plays tricks to cause trouble |
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Matrilocal |
Where a man and a woman marry, they go to live with the women's extended family. |
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Patrilocal |
when a woman and a man marry, they go to live with the man's extended family |
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Patrilocal |
when a woman and a man marry, they go to live with the man's extended family |
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Patriarchal |
Status and power is controlled by men |
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Patrilineal |
Descent from generation to generation is reckoned through the male line only. |
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Martrilineal |
Descend from generation to generation is reckoned through the female line only. |
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Bilateral |
Descent from generation to generation is reckoned through both male and female lines |
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To domesticate |
To adapt a plant or animal for human use |
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Shamanism |
The belief that everything in the world has a spirit and that certain special people can communicate with the spirit world. |
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Ethnography |
An organized way of describing the characteristics of a culture |
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Bison |
Buffalo |
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Ancestry |
Heritage |
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Insulating |
A warming barrier through which energy (heat) cannot Escape |
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Soapstone |
A soft stone that has a soapy feel |
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Kayak |
An Inuit canoe consisting of a frame that is covered with skins except for a small opening in the center |
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Umiak |
A larger boat covered with hides and propelled by broad paddles |
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Migration |
Movement from one place to another to ensure survival |
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Inukshuk |
Human figures serving as landmarks |
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Sinew |
Connective tissues attached to muscles used for making tough cord or thread |
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Palisade |
A defensive fence |
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Nuclear family |
A mother, a father, and their children |
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Extended family |
The people related to the members of the nuclear family, e.g. the mother's mother or sister |
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Cannibal |
One who eats human flesh |
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Archaeological excavations |
A dig to uncover evidence of former civilization |
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Hearth |
Fireplace |
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Blind |
An enclosure used to conceal oneself from Wildlife for the purpose of hunting |
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Pound |
Hunting by trapping in a pen and killing |
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Corral |
A pen to trap the Bison |
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Jump |
The hunting by enticing over a cliff |
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To fast |
To abstain from food |
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Initiation |
A ceremony during which one gains new status, such as membership in a select group |
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Dugout |
Made by hollowing out a large log |
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Pit house |
A home built partly underground |
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Rafters |
A beam that what supports the roof of a home |
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Semi-subterranean |
Partially underground |
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Edible |
Able to be eaten |
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Landslide |
The rapid downward movement of land on the slope |
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To excavate |
To dig an archeological site |
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To disperse |
To scatter across an area |
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Rank |
Status, position, in a group |
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Stands |
Types of trees covering an area |
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Potlatch |
Traditional ceremony practiced by many Aboriginal peoples of the Pacific northwest coast. Potlatch is Chinook, meaning "to give". The gifts of a potlatch are payments to those who witness a family ceremony, e.g. a marriage |
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Totem pole |
A large red cedar log that is carved and depicts a family history using Crest and Designs owned by an individual family - primarily a northwest coast tradition |
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Ceremonially |
With dignity, observing the occasion |
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Habitation |
A place to stay |
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Concentration |
The measure of how many people there are relative to the space they occupy |
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Midden |
A heap of garbage, shells, or other debris |
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Bilateral kinship |
Ancestry is reckoned through the mother's and father's families |
