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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Culture | The way a group of people lives and understands the world. |
| Beliefs | Strong opinions. |
| Impact | To affect directly. |
| Values | Ideas about what is important and how to live in a way that is good or right. |
| Customs | Usual or accepted practices of a social group. |
| Prosperous | Having wealth, success, or good fortune. |
| Thriving | Doing well or being successful. |
| Homeland | One's native country or region. |
| Sustain | To provide with the basic necessities of life. |
| Subsistence | Up from below. |
| Descendants | Down, away from. |
| Conflict | Argument or fight. |
| Treaty | An agreement between two opposing sides. |
| Reservation | An area of land given to Native Americans by the U. S. government as payment for taking their land. |
| Plain Words | Words that are clear and easy to understand. |
| Heed | To pay attention to; to take notice of. |
| Truce | An agreement by warring parties to stop fighting. |
| Grieved | Felt great sadness |
| Surrender | To give up. |
| Poverty | Poor not having money, property, or food, |
| Inadequate | Less than what is needed |
| Betrayed | Mislead. |
| Justice | Using the law to treat others fairly. |
| Misinterpretations | Badly or wrongly. |
| Liberty | Freedom to do or say what one thinks or feels. |