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Native Americans
Term | Definition |
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drought | period of dry weather with little to no rain |
maize | corn |
adobe | mixture of clay and straw baked into hard brick |
pueblo | a Spanish term for “town” or “village”. A group of flat-roofed, connected buildings made of adobe. |
tepee | cone-shaped tents made of animal skins and wooden poles |
longhouse | long, rectangular homes, multi-family |
wigwam | a dome-shaped shelter, covered in bark or hides |
powwow | celebrations or prayers to a Native American spirit |
totem pole | created to tell stories about someone’s life and is carved into a pole |
shaman | medicine man |