Casazza Flashcards
Longhouse
A long dwelling especially of the Iroqouis for several families
Confederacy
A league of persons, parties,or states
Palisade
A long strong pointed stake set close with others as a defense
Decoy-
Something intended to lure into a trap; especially: an artificial bird used to attract live birds within shooting range
Tribe
A social group made up of many families,clans,or generations that share the same language,customs and beliefs.
Artifact
A usually simple object (as a tool or ornament) showing human work and representing a culture or a stage in the development of a culture
Dialect
A regional variety of a language differing from the standard language.
Reservation
Something reserved for special use especially an area of public lands so reserved for use by amircan Indians
Archery
The art,practice,or skill of shooting a bow and arrow
Wigwam
A hut used by the American Indians of the Great Lakes region and Eastward usually having an arched frame of poles covered with bark,Rush mats,or hides
Wampum
‘White string’ beads of polished shells formerly used by north American Indians as money and ornaments
League
An assoiation or alliance of nations
Hiawatha
Legendary Iroquois Indian chief
Haudenosaunee
Six nations gathered together for the Iroquois confederacy known among the Aboriginal people as the Haudensauee
Three sisterss
The three sisters are corn,beans,and squash