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Native Americans
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mesa | a hill with a flat top |
| dugout | another name for a canoe |
| longhouse | a home where several families live |
| shoman | a medecine man |
| adobe | a mixture of straw and mixed and baked into bricks |
| kachina doll | used to teach kids realigion |
| potlach | a celebration to raise and honer to totem poles |
| kiva | a round underground structure used for ceremonies |
| agriculture | farming |
| democracy | a form of government where all citizens are included |
| drought | a period of little or no rain |
| irrigation system | a waterway to get water to crops |
| stock head | a high fence for protection |
| miaze | corn |
| three sisters | corn beans and squash |
| travoise | a sled like a device used to carry items. was often attached to dogs and horses to be pulled. |