Chapter 4 Vocabulary

1. polished beads, usually made from shells, strung or woven together
4. a special Tlingit feast at which guests, not hosts, receive gifts
6. a group of families who share the same ancestors
8. a long building made of poles covered with sheets of bark
10. a home made of logs covered with grasses, sticks and soil
11. a tall log carved with many designs
12. a spirit who the Hopi believe brings rain, helps crops grow, shows people how to live and behave, and brings peace and prosperity
13. a Spanish word that means "village"
14. think strips of dried meat
15. a special weapon used by the Lakota to touch an enemy without killing him

2. a flat or gently rolling land covered mostly with grasses and wildflowers
3. the settling of disputes by agreeing that each side will give up part of its demands
5. a type of clay found in the earth
7. a cone-shaped tent made of animal skins
9. a sled-like device used for transporting things
11. the design and use of tools, ideas, and methods to solve problems
16. the union of five separate Iroquois peoples for a common purpose