Pushing Up the Sky Vocab

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point out a difference

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distinguish

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The way in which people make themselves understood

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human expression

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requiring people to talk with each other or do things together

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interactive

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a spoken or written account of connected events; a story

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narrative

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a person actively engaged in an art, discipline, or profession

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practitioner

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A carved statue that shows a story from a group of people; Native Americans used them frequently to tell stories

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totem pole

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a belief or custom handed down from one generation to another

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traditions

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involving mutual assistance in working toward a common goal

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cooperative

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a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order

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ritual

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the beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, group, place, or time

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culture