Native Peoples of Canada
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 subsistence | the diet of human groups and the ways in which people obtain food |
| agriculture | production of plants an animals to provide meat and other food products |
| domesticated | to adapt a plant or animal for human use |
| social organization | groups or societies that develop rules so group activities can proceed smoothly |
| shamanism | the belief that everything in the world has a spirit and that certain special people can communicate with the spirit world |
| kinship | how a person identifies his or her blood relatives |
| matrilocal | whan a man and a woman marry, the go to live with the woman's extended family |
| patrilocal | when a woman and a man marry, they go to live with the man's extended family |
| patriarchal | status and power controlled by men |
| patrilineal | descent from generation to generation is reckoned through the male line only |
| matrilineal | descent from generation to generation is reckoned through the female line only |
| bilateral | descent from generation to generation is reckoned through both the male and female lines |
| ethnography | an organized way of describing the characteristics of a culture |
| ancestry | heritage |
| insulating | a warming barrier through which energy (heat) cannot escape |
| soapstone | a soft stone that has a soapy feel |
| kayak | an Inuit canoe consisting of a frame that is covered with skins except for a small opening in the centre |
| umiak | a larger boat covered with hides and propelled by broad paddles |
| migration | movement from one place to another to ensure survival |
| inukshuk | human figures serving as landmarks |
| sinew | connective tissue attached to muscles, used for making tough cord or thread |
| palisade | a defensive fence |
| nuclear family | a mother, a father, and their children |
| cannibal | one who eats human flesh |
| extended family | the people related to the members of the nuclear family, e.g., the mother's mother or sister |
| archaeological excavation | a dig to uncover evidence of former civilizations |
| hearth | fireplace |
| blind | an enclosure used to conceal oneself from wildlife for the purpose of hunting |
| pound | the pen in which animals were trapped and killed |
| corral | a pen to trap the bison |
| jump | a cliff over which buffalo were enticed to jump |
| to fast | to abstain from food |
| initiation | a ceremony during which one gains new status, such as membership in a select group |
| dugout | made by hollowing out a large log |
| pit house | a home built partly underground |
| rafter | a beam that supports the roof of a home |
| semi-subterranean | partially underground |
| edible | able to be eaten |
| landslide | the rapid downward movement of land on a slope |
| to excavate | to dig an archaeological site |
| to disperse | to scatter across an area |
| rank | status, position in a group |
| stand | types of trees covering an area |
| potlatch | a traditional ceremony practised by many aboriginal peoples of the Pacific Northwest. Potlatch means "to give" |
| totem pole | a large red cedar log that is carved and depicts a family history |
| ceremonially | with dignity, observing the occasion |
| habitation | a place to stay |
| concentration | the measure of how many people there are relative to the space they occupy |
| midden | a heap of garbage, shells, or other debris |
| bilateral kinship | ancestry is reckoned through the mother's and father's families |
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