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51 Cards in this Set
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supernatural |
living in the spirit world, not in the real world |
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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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bison |
buffalo |
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domesticated |
animals that are controlled and used by humans to provide resources like food, clothing, work, or transportation. |
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subsistence |
having only enough to survive on, not having anything extra left over. |
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agriculture |
farming |
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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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matrilocal |
when a man and a woman marry and they go to live with the woman's family. |
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patrilocal |
when a man and a woman marry and they go to live with the man's family. |
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patriarchal |
status and power are controlled by men |
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matriarchal |
status and power are controlled by women |
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ethnography |
an organized way of describing the characteristics of a culture |
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ancestry |
heritage, the country and people you come from |
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insulating |
a warming barrier through which energy (heat) can not escape |
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soapstone |
a soft stone that has a soapy feel. |
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kayak |
an Inuit canoe having a frame that is covered with skins - except for a small opening in the centre where the paddler sits. |
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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 |
stones piled up to resemble human figures that are landmarks |
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sinew |
stringlike connective tissue that joins bones together inside animals. It can be used to make tough cord and thread. |
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palisade |
a defensive fence |
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nuclear family |
a family made of 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. aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, etc. |
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cannibal |
one who eats human flesh |
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democratically |
when decisions are made by listening to all people and ideas. |
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archaelogical excavation |
a dig to uncover evidence of former civilizations |
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hearth |
fireplace |
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blind |
an enclosure used to hide oneself from wildlife for the purpose of hunting |
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pound |
the pen in which animals were trapped and killed |
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corral |
a pen to trap the bison |
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jump |
a cliff over which buffalo were enticed to jump |
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to fast |
to abstain from food. To NOT eat. |
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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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rafter |
a beam that supports the roof of a home |
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semi-subterranean |
partially underground |
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edible |
able to be eaten; not poisonous |
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landslide |
the rapid downward movement of land down a slope |
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to excavate |
to dig an archaelogical site |
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to disperse |
to scatter across an area |
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rank |
status or position in a group |
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stand |
types of trees covering an area |
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potlach |
a traditional feast ceremony where gifts are given out to those who attend |
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totem pole |
a large red cedar log that is carved and depicts a family history. Mostly a west-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 |
a 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 left behind by old civilizations |
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bilateral kinship |
ancestry is reckoned through the mother's and father's families both. |
