MN Studies Unit 1 Vocabulary

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Migration

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Movement from one place to another

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Sovereign

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Having power over yourself; not controlled by others

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indigenous

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existing on the land from the earliest times; native

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oral history

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To pass down information, stories, or knowledge from one generation to the next through spoken word, rather than through written text

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tradition

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customs and beliefs that are passed on through time and generations

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custom

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something that has been done a certain way for a long time

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wild rice

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a species of grass with grain that can be harvested and eaten; in Ojibwe manoomin

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elder

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someone who is older and has life experience and wisdom

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season

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one of the four parts of the year