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Indigenous Cultures of North America: Traditions and Practices

Explore the rich heritage of North American Native tribes, from longhouses and reservations to tepees and shaman healers. Learn about totem poles, powwows, and the significance of cultural regions in the indigenous way of life.

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Indigenous Cultures of North America: Traditions and Practices

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  1. CHAPTER TWO VOCABULARY Native Americans of North America

  2. tribe • A group of families bound together under a single leadership.

  3. league • An organization that people form which unites them for a particular purpose.

  4. Cultural region • An area in which people with similar cultures live.

  5. longhouse • An Iroquois building used for shelter.

  6. wampum • Polished seashells that were hung on strings or woven into belts.

  7. reservations • Land set aside by the United States government for Native Americans

  8. lodge • Large, round huts built over a deep hole. Walls of a lodge were made of earth, packed over a wood frame.

  9. tepee • To make a tepee, women set up poles in a circle with their tops coming together at a point and covered the frame with buffalo hides.

  10. travois • Poles lashed together to transport buffalo meat and other goods.

  11. powwow • A powwow is a gathering of American Indians.

  12. pueblo • Spanish word for village

  13. potlatch • A potlatch is a party. Potlatch comes from a Chinook word meaning “to give away”.

  14. Totem pole • A carved post with animals or other images representing a person’s ancestors.

  15. Shaman • A shaman was a person people came to when they were not feeling well.

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