Three Native Nations- Vocabulary

an agreement or relationship among two groups by which both benefit

• alliance

• legend

• festival

• clan

a traditional story from the past; often believed, but not proven

• alliance

• legend

• festival

• clan

a special time or event when people gather to celebrate something

• alliance

• legend

• festival

• clan

a large group of people who are related

• alliance

• legend

• festival

• clan

a group of people related to a common ancestor

• descendants

• reservation

• revered

• nourished

an area of land set aside for Native Americans to live

• descendants

• reservation

• revered

• nourished

treated with great respect; honored

• descendants

• reservation

• revered

• nourished

to provide that which is needed to survive; fed

• descendants

• reservation

• revered

• nourished

one of the largest divisions of land; mainland

• continent

• quill

• social

• custom

the hollow, sharp part on the back of a porcupine

• continent

• quill

• social

• custom