Touring the Continent

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a word meaining "eater of raw flesh" used by Indians to describe the people who live in the far north of North America

a party with much feasing that has been planned for years and ends with the host giving away his finest possessions

a round room dug into the ground where Anasazi gathered to make laws, discuss problems, and hold religious ceremonies

a domed house made of snow bricks with ice windows

a term meaning "ancient enemies" used by Navaho Indians to describe another tribe of Native Americans who lived in the American Southwest

a boat made of oiled animal skins stretched on frames of driftwood

animal and human figures carved from fir trees and painted; a symbol of a Northwest Indian family's power and rank

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

the area believed to be the land bridge for the first Americans to walk from Asia to North America

lived in Siberia, Alaska, Canada & Greenland; they ate fish & meat; they lived in igloos

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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