Native Americans Vocabulary | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Creator of all things. It watched over people, animals, plants, and all other things.

Guardian Spirit

Religious ceremony that honored the dead

Ghost Dance Ceremony

Religious ceremony that honored the sun.

Sun Dance Ceremony

Gift-giving ceremony that celebrated wealth of tribes

Potlatch Ceremony

The idea that all natural objects (people, animals, and plants) have souls and spirits

animism

Something that you accept or believe is true

belief

The belief in and worship of a God or gods

religion

Roof made from straw. Sides covered and closed using twigs and clay

wattle and daub

Home that had open sides and a covered, thatched roof made of straw or brush

chickee

Home made from wooden poles. Clay and mud were mixed with grass and placed on the outside of the house

hogan

Made from clay, stone, and mud. Solid structure with flat roofs. Wooden ladders on outside for access to higher levels.

pueblo/adobe home

Permanent, long, narrow house built using trees and bark

longhouse

Made using poles from trees that were bent and tied together to form a dome shape at the top

wigwam

Made from planks of wood from either cedar or redwood trees

Plank house

A cone shaped tent made from animal skin, wrapped around wooden sticks.

Teepee

The habitat where people live

environment

Changes to become better suited for the environment

adaptation

A place where people establish a community

settlement

The weather conditions in a particular area or region

climate

A people's way of life, including their beliefs, customs, food, dwellings, and clothing

culture

Moving around a lot

nomadic

Useful materials found in nature, such as water, vegetation, animals, and minerals

natural resources

Producing, distributing, and consuming goods and services

economic activity

A geographical area

region

Indigenous people of North or South America

Native Americans

The first, original, or native to an area.

indigenous