Native American Vocabulary

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Native American

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The original people who lived in North America before the Europeans explored the area.

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Tribes

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Groups of people based on the area they lived in and their culture.

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Environment

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the things that make up an area where something lives (like land, water and air)

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Non-permanent

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a shelter or home that is temporary and can be easily moved

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Permanent

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a shelter that could NOT be moved from place to place

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Resources

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things that come from nature like plants, animals, water, and soil

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Pueblos

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homes built from adobe clay. Used as shelters in the SOUTHWEST

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Totem Poles

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a tall wooden post covered with symbols

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Buffalo

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a large animal that lives on the Plains

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Chickee

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a shelter used by the Seminoles in the Southeast with a raised floor and open sides