U1Q1 American Indians Vocabulary

A tale that a group of people tells about where they came from and how the Earth came to be is ...

• Kiva

• Origin Story

• Environment

• Adapt

To move from one region of the world to another region

• Origin Story

• Migrate

• Environment

• Adapt

The natural surroundings of a place, including land, water, air, plants and animals.

• Origin Story

• Migrate

• Environment

• Adapt

To adjust, or change, ideas and ways of living to fit a new situation, such as a new environment.

• Origin Story

• Migration

• Migrate

• Adapt

A circular area, sometimes underground, where tribe members talk, work, or perform religious ceremonies.

• Origin Stories

• Kiva

• Adapt

• Pictograph

Movement of people from one country or area of the world to a new home in another country or area.

• Adapt

• Migration

• Natural Resources

• Adaptation

Something from nature that is useful to people, such as soil, water, and minerals.

• Adaptation

• Migration

• Kiva

• Natural Resource

A change or adjustment in a way of life that allows people to survive in a particular environment.

• Migration

• Natural Resource

• Adaptation

• Origin Story

A picture that represents an important event or idea

• Environment

• Natural Resource

• Kiva

• Pictograph