Native Americans

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Native Americans

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a member of any of the indigenous peoples of North, Central, and South America

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indigenous

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native to a particular place

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religions

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the ways people believe in and pray to a god or many gods

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religious

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having to do with religion

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Great Spirit

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Many native Americans believe in a most important god: the Great Spirit. They believe He/She made them and placed them on the Earth.

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teepee

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a portable conical tent made of skins, cloth, or canvas on a frame of poles, used by North American Indians of the Plains and Great Lakes regions

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wigwam

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a dome-shaped hut or tent made by fastening mats, skins, or bark over a framework of poles (as used formerly by some North American Indian peoples)

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canoe

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a narrow boat with pointed ends, propelled by a paddle or paddle

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environment

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the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates

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settlers

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people who go to live in a new place