Native Americans Review

A cultural region is...

• a person who is related to someone from the past

• an area where people with similar ways of life live

• a building made from saplings and the bark of trees

• a group of people who have the same ancestors

An ancestor is...

• a person from whom one is descended at a distance of time

• a Native American man or woman who practices a kind of native medicine

• a group of people who have the same ancestors

• a Native American spirit that helps people

a kachina is...

• a Native American party celebrating an important event

• a cone-shaped tent that is covered by animal skins

• a Native American spirit that helps people

• a group of people who form an association

A lodge is...

• a cone-shaped tent that is covered by animal skin

• a small boat made out of a hollowed tree trunk

• a dome-shaped hut made of earth

• a building made from saplings and the bark of trees

A potlatch is...

• a Native American party celebrating an important event

• an act you perform for a special purpose

• a group of people who have the same ancestors

• an area where people with similar ways of life live

A totem pole is...

• a small boat made of a hollowed out tree trunk

• a tall post featuring wood--carved faces that represent a person's family

• a dome-shaped hut made of earth

• a kind of spirit that helps people

An example of an ancestor is...

• my brother

• my cousin

• my pet dog

• my great-grandmother

What was the permanent home of the Plains Indians?

• longhouse

• lodge

• teepee

• pueblo village

What was the temporary home of the Plains Indians while they were out hunting buffalo?

• lodge

• longhouse

• pueblo village

• teepee

A shaman is...

• a Native American man or woman who practices a kind of native medicine

• a building made from saplings and the bark of trees

• a group of people who form an association

• a Native American spirit that helps people