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Term | Definition |
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Pueblo | A Spanish word meaning village used to refer to the apartment-style homes of the Native Americans of the South West |
Mesa | A mountain or hill with a flat top and steep sides |
Adobe | A type of clay used for building by Native Americans and Spanish colonists in the South West |
Kachina | In the Pueblo religion, the living spirit of an ancestor |
Longhouse | A home shared by several related Iroquois families |
clan | Families who share the same ancestor |
Prairie | Flat or gently rolling land covered mostly with grasses and wild flowers |
Coup Stick | A special weapon used by a Lakota Sioux soldier to show bravery by touching not killing his enemy |
Jerky | Thin strips of sun-dried meat |
Totem Pole | A tall craved log used by Native Americans of the North West Coast to honor an important person or to mark a special event |