Touring the Continent

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Eskimo
a word meaining "eater of raw flesh" used by Indians to describe the people who live in the far north of North America
potlatch
a party with much feasing that has been planned for years and ends with the host giving away his finest possessions
kiva
a round room dug into the ground where Anasazi gathered to make laws, discuss problems, and hold religious ceremonies
igloo
a domed house made of snow bricks with ice windows
Anasazi
a term meaning "ancient enemies" used by Navaho Indians to describe another tribe of Native Americans who lived in the American Southwest
kayak
a boat made of oiled animal skins stretched on frames of driftwood
totem pole
animal and human figures carved from fir trees and painted; a symbol of a Northwest Indian family's power and rank
Inuit
a term meaning "the people" used by the people who live in the far north of North America to describe themselves
Northwest Coastal Indians
lived in Washington and Oregon; they ate fish, seal, whales, shellfish, berries, nuts, deer & elk; they carved totem poles, gathered to dance/wrestle and had potlatches; they lived in wooden homes with carved posts
Bering Strait
the area believed to be the land bridge for the first Americans to walk from Asia to North America
Inuit
lived in Siberia, Alaska, Canada & Greenland; they ate fish & meat; they lived in igloos
Anasazi
lived in the Southwest now Colorado & Mexico; they ate rabbits, pronghorn, deer & elk; they had harvest dances and the men made the laws in what was called "kivas"; Pueblo are believed to be descendents of this tribe
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