Plains Indians Vocabulary

A story that

explains how the world was formed

or how its people came to exist.

• CREATION MYTH

• BAND

• CLAN

• PEMMICAN

A small group of families

living together.

• BAND

• NOMADIC

• CLAN

• COUNCIL

A traditional Native

American house.

• BAND

• LODGE

• SEDENTARY

• SHAMAN

A religious ritual.

• COUNCIL

• SOD

• CEREMONY

• TEPEE

An extinct, very large,

elephant-type mammal with long

curved tusks.

• CLAN

• SEDENTARY

• SHAMAN

• MAMMOTH

A group of people sharing a

common ancestor.

• CLAN

• NOMADIC

• PEMMICAN

• BAND

Moving from place to

place in search of food and water;

having no fixed home.

• PEMMICAN

• NOMADIC

• SEDENTARY

• BAND

A group of people that

advises or governs.

• COUNCIL

• CLAN

• TRAVOIS

• SHAMAN

A section of grass-covered soil

held together by roots.

• SOD

• PEMMICAN

• PRAIRIE

• NOMADIC

A food made of dried meat

paste fat, nuts, and berries.

• SOD

• PEMMICAN

• PRAIRIE

• LODGE