Indigenous Peoples of America Flashcards
Grade 2 · Social Studies · Flashcards
Review important words and facts about the first peoples of North America.
Flashcards
- Indigenous peoples
- The first people to live in a place; in America they are also called Native Americans
- tribe
- A group of people who share the same culture, language, and traditions
- nation
- A large group of people with shared history, language, and homeland
- culture
- The shared way of life of a group, including food, language, art, and beliefs
- tradition
- A custom or practice passed down from grandparents to parents to children
- Three Sisters
- Corn, beans, and squash — three crops grown together by many Indigenous peoples
- Lakota
- An Indigenous nation of the Great Plains known for following and hunting buffalo
- Pueblo
- An Indigenous people of the American Southwest known for stone and adobe buildings
- Haudenosaunee
- An Indigenous nation of the Northeast, also called the Iroquois, known for longhouses
- longhouse
- A long wooden home used by some Indigenous peoples of the Northeast
- ceremony
- A special event or ritual that has cultural or religious meaning
- Great Plains
- A large area of flat grassland in the middle of North America where many tribes lived
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