vocabulary

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group of families with one leader

tribe

organization for a specific purpose

league

area in which people with similar cultures live

cultural region

very long Iroquois building

longhouse

polished seashells on strings or woven into belts

wampum

land set a side by U.S government

reservation

round hut built over a deep hole

lodge

shelter made of a circle of poles and buffalo hides

teepee

poles to which a land was tied for transport

travois

American Indian gathering to keep traditions alive

powwow

Spanish word for village

pueblo

a carved post with animals or other images

totempole

healer

shamen