Native American History and Culture

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Migration

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Movement of people from one place to another.

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Hunter-gatherers

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Groups of people who did not stay in one place, they followed animals they hunted and collected plants.

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Culture

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Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.

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Region

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An area of land and its combination of trends or features.

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Geography

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The study of the earth's physical features.

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Clovis People Theory

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Belief that the first people traveled across the land bridge by foot through the middle of the Americas.

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Coastal Migration Theory

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Belief that the first people sailed along the west coast of North America south.

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Totems

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Wooden post carved with animals or other images; often made by Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest to honor ancestors or special events.

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Longhouse

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A long wooden building in which several families could live - 100 feet and built by Northeast Native Americans.

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Teepees

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Cone-shaped shelters made of buffalo skins used by Native Americans in the Plains region.