Terms and Facts on Indigenous People

Match the following

• treaty

• Originating or living naturally in a specific region or environment.

• tribe

• A gathering of Indigenous people to celebrate their culture through singing, dancing, and honoring their ancestors' traditions.

• powwow

• A formal agreement between two or more countries that is governed by international law and is binding on the parties involved

• matrilineal

• Relating to kinship through the mother's line.

• Indigenous

• A group of people who share a common language, culture, and history, and who live together in their own society.

Match the terms

• clan

• A common way of doing things, or a habitual practice, that has been established for a long time.

• custom

• • Giving back to the earth or others what one takes, ensuring the environment is preserved for future generations.

• balance and reciprocity

• Believe that all elements of nature—plants, animals, rivers, rocks, and the earth itself—have spirits or life forces.

• animism

• What does Duyuktv mean?

• the right way

• A group of people tracing descent from a common ancestor.

Match the following with the correct region

• Mountain

• Cherokee

• Piedmont

• Tuscarora

• Coastal plains

• Catawba

Indigenous groups practiced a form of sustainable farming known as the “Three Sisters” method. Name them in order.

(a)  

• Councils made decisions based on consensus, ensuring each person had a voice and the community worked together.

• true

• false

The Indigenous people, often referred to as (a)   .

(make sure to use capitalization)

• They smoked and dried meats and vegetables to store food for winter and times when resources were.

​ (a)   ​ ​

• scarce
• plentiful
• running over

The Tuscarora were later involved in conflicts, including the Tuscarora War in (a)  

• 1711-1715
• 1611-1615
• 1721-1735