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23 Cards in this Set
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Beothuks
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One tribe of First Nations that lived in the Newfoundland area.
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Red Ochre Paint
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A paint made from dirt that looks red in color
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Impression
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To have an impact on a group of people.
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Coasts
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Land that is right beside the water.
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Island
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Land that has water all around it. You must take a boat to get to an island.
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Spears
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A weapon that is a long piece of wood, with a sharp metal end.
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Mamateeks
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The houses that the Beothuks lived in, almost like Teepees.
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Wigwam
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Another type of first nation's house with a round roof.
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Cone Shaped
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The shape that is a circle at the bottom andcomes to apoint at the top.
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Birch
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A type of tree.
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Bark
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The outside of the tree.
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Moss
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A green grass that grows on the ground or on rocks.
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Insulate
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To keep warm.
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Rectangle
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A shape with 4 sides and 4 right angles.
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Coastline
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The strip of land that is right beside the water.
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Breech-Clouts
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A small piece of cloth that only covers a small amount of a persons body.
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Mittens
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Things that you wear on your hands to keep them warm in the winter.
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Harpoons
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a weapon used for hunting whales and seals, like a spear but longer, and it has a rope attached to the end so you can pull it back.
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Bow and arrow
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a weapon where you pull back a string that shoots a sharp piece of wood a long distance.
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Slave
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A person who is made to do work but is not paid any money.
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Decimated
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To kill a lot of people or have a big number of people die.
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Stolen
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To take without asking or paying.
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Tuberculosis
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A sickness of the lungs, makes you have a bad cough and so that you cannot breathe.
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