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Native American
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Democracy | aa form of government where all citizens are included |
| Irrigation system | a waterway to get water to crops |
| Travois | a sled like device used to carry items. was often attached to dogs and houses to be pulled |
| adobe | a mixture of straw and clay baked into bricks |
| potlatch | a celebration to raise and honnerthe totem poles |
| kachina dolls | items used to educate children in the southwest about their culture |
| kiva | a round underground structure used for ceremonies |
| mesa | a hill with a flat top |
| dugout | another name for a canoe |
| longhouse | a home whare several families live |
| shaman | a medician man |
| agriculture | farming |
| drought | a period of little or no rain |
| stockade | a high fence for protection |
| maize | corn |
| three sisters | corn,beans,squash |