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Native American Unit
Peotry, The Medicine Bag, and The Light in the Forest
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| endure | to hold out against |
| aversion | a strong feeling of dislike |
| bustle | nervous or frantic activity |
| ominous | foreboding |
| impassive | without emotion |
| barbarous | uncivilized, wild, savage |
| aloofness | distant, uninterested |
| heathen | uncultured, uncivilized, unreligious |
| constriction | tightness or inward pressure |
| distorted | twisted |
| overwhelmed | to overpower or overcome |
| cunning | shrewd, sly, deceiving |
| brusque | abrupt, blunt, rough |
| solace | comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble |
| meritorious | deserving praise |
| True Son | a 15 year old white boy who was adopted by Indians as a baby |
| Cuyloga | True Son's Indian father |
| Del Hardy | white man who speaks delaware |
| Uncle Wilse | True Son's white uncle |
| Harry Butler | True Son's white father |
| Half Arrow | True Son's Indian cousin and best friend |
| Colonel Bouquet | The colonel who took True Son from his family |
| Myra Butler | True Son's white mother |
| Little Crane | a white woman's indian husband |
| Gordie | True Son's white brother |
| Aunt Kate | True Son's white aunt |
| Parson Elder | the reverend in True Son's white village |
| Bejance | a black slave in True Son's white village; basketmaker |
| Thitpan | Little Crane's brother |
| Corn Blade | A Lenape that lived near True Son's white village |
| Quaquenga | True Son's Indian mother |
| Alec | True Son's white cousin |