ART SECTION 2 - Additional Vocab Flashcards
Used to describe people whose culture originates from a particular
place not specific to North American
Indigenous (pg. 48)
Describes cultures that originated in North America
Native Americans (pg. 49)
Describes Indigenous peoples of Canada who ethnically are neither
Metis or Inuit
First Nation (pg. 49)
Term thought to have derived from Christopher Columbus’s mistaken
impression that he has landed in South Asia rather than America
Indian (pg. 49)
Refers to a prominently visible object within a landscape that allows
travelers to establish their location
landmark (pg. 50)
The occupation and governance of land led to displacing the
Indigenous inhabitants, many of whom were either killed or worked
to death
Californian Genocide (pg. 52)
An image is photographed from above
Aerial View (pg. 56)
A radioactive waste product from uranium mining that contains
heavy metals and radium
Tailings (pg. 56)