Native American Words- List 1 and 2

Our surroundings; conditions that effect life on the planet

• economy

• region

• environment

• wampum

People in your family, starting with your parents, who were born before you.

• clan

• confederacy

• Clan Mother

• ancestors

What a person or group believes to be right or wrong

• values

• heritage

• legend

• economy

A league of persons, groups, or states

• clan

• confederacy

• ancestors

• Clan Mother

A story that has been passed down for generations

• legend

• ancestors

• clan

• wampum

Something found in the environment that people can use

• legend

• economy

• natural resources

• wigwam

A Native North American hut made of poles and a covering of woven sheets of bark

• longhouse

• natural resources

• legend

• wigwam

An area with common features that set it apart from other areas

• natural resources

• wampum

• region

• clan

A long wooden building in an Iroquois village that housed many families.

• wigwam

• longhouse

• clan

• wampum

The way people use resources to meet their needs.

• values

• wampum

• region

• economy