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19 Cards in this Set
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The ____________ of North Haven Island shows layers of shells and artifacts that demonstrate the differences between the cultrues that occupied the site at different times.
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Turner Farm Site
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What is the definition of Gluskap?
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A supernatural Wabanaki hero, who created the first humans
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What are petroglyphs?
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drawings engraved in stone
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What is the definition of oral tradition?
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culture that passes its history down through spoken stories and songs
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The ___________ were an ancient culture that buried their dead with elaborate tolls and red ochre.
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Red Paint People
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What is red ochre?
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a natural pigment used in ancient burials
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What is a shell midden?
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an ancient garbage dump
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What is the definition of sakom?
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a Wabanaki political chief
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Many people from the _________ Nation live in the Indian Island reservation, in Old Town.
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Penobscot
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_______ taught Gluskap how to hunt respectfully.
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Grandmother Woodchuck
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_________ was an archaeologist who studied the Red Paint People.
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Warren Moorehead
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What is a wigwam?
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a conical shelter covered by birch bark
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The Wabanaki languages all come from the __________ language family.
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Algonquian
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What is wampum?
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beads made from quahogs, used to carry messages
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Who were the Paleo-Indians?
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the first humans in Maine
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What is the definition of migrate?
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move from place to place
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__________is the MicMac name for the Month of October.
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Animal Fattening Moon
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Tools made of __________ which is only found in Labrador, indicate that ancient Maie peoples had extensive trade networks.
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Ramah chert
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Many people from the _________ Tribe live in Indian Township and Pleasant Point reservations, in eastern Maine.
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Passamaquoddy
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