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22 Cards in this Set
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of native ancestry, inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times and before colonists
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Aboriginal
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the attribution of a living soul to plants, animals, inanimate objects or natural phenomena
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animism
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a person venerated for age and wisdom
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elder
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member of a nation selected to maintain the traditional ceremonies and rituals
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faithkeeper
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an aboriginal band, or a community functioning as a band, but not having band status.
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First Nations
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the origin, the beginnings, the formation of something
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genesis
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originating naturally in a region, belonging naturally to an environment (of people) born in a region
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indigenous
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Iroquois home, cigar shaped, about 50 m long
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longhouse
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religion of the Iroquois
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Longhouse
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the belief in one God.
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monotheism
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the ability to express oneself fluently in speech and to understand a spoken language
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oracy
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the belief in or worship of more than good
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polytheism
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a gathering of Aboriginal people with ritual dances, drumming, and chanting
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powwow
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the belief in the rebirth of a soul in a new body or form
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reincarnation
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the supreme chief of a clan
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sachems
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medicine man or spiritual leader
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shaman
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a purification ritual that includes the burning of sweet grass and drawing smoke ritually over body
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smudging ceremony
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cone shaped tent and dwelling foud in the Great Plains nations
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tipi
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a protective entity in the form of an animal, natural object, or plant
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totem
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a long pole in which several totems are carved, used to recount history
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totem pole
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the process of purifying and fasting in order to be sensitive to a vision or voices that might guide a person; a sacred ceremony
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vision quest
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a belt of coloured beads used to confirm a treaty or to help with the skill of oracy
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wampum
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