Hearts of our people Flashcards
Couvetousness
The act of having a very strong desire to have something that someone else has
Diverse
Very different from each other
Nomad
A member of a tribe travelling from one place to another
Band
Group
Democratic
Organized according to the principle that everyone in a society is equally important, no matter how much money they have or what social class they come from
Rigid
Strict
Plateu
An area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain that is raised significantly above the surrounding area, often with one or more sides with steep slopes. Regions in Western Canada, specifically British Columbia, and the United States, including parts of Idaho, California, Montana, Washington, and Oregon.
Arctic
A polar region located at the northernmost part of earth. The US Indians lived in the present day Alaska, Canada and Greenland
Subarctic
A region in the Northern Hemisphere immediately south of the true Arctic and covering mush of Alaska, Canada, Iceland, the north of Scandinavia, Siberia and the Shetland Islands
Mesoamerica
A region and cultural area in the Americas, extending approximately from central Mexico to Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and northern Costa Rica
Circum-Caribbean
Along the coast of Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, etc.
Egalitarian
Based on the belied that everyone is equal and should have equal rights
To depart
To start to use new ideas or do something in a different way
Philosophy
The study of the nature and meaning of existence, truth, good and evil, etc.
In harmony with
Being one with
Dispossession
The act of taking something away from someone
Cession
The act of giving up land, property, or rights, especially to another country after a war, or something that is given up in this way
Assimilation
The process of becoming an accepted part of a country or a group
Treaty
A formal written agreement between two or more countries or governments
Reservation
An area of land in the US kept separate for Native Americans to live on
To emerge
To appear or come out of somewhere
Diplomat
Someone who officially represents their government in a foreign country/someone who is good at dealing with people without upsetting them
Orator
Someone whois good at making speeches and persuading people
Respectively
In they order that they are mentioned
