First Nations In Canada Pre-Contact

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Across
  1. 3. The most prized food of the Western Plateau and the West Coast Peoples.
  2. 6. The staple resource for the People of the Subarctic and Arctic.
  3. 7. The Nations that occupied Canada for many years.
  4. 10. The huge grassy plain between Siberia and Alaska 50,000-14,000 years ago.
  5. 12. A legendary peacemaker that brought the Iroquois people to a code of living.
  6. 13. A place where there are no trees, like a winter desert.
  7. 14. The most powerful group of First Nations in North America. (Real name)
  8. 15. The People of the Great Plains means of transportation in the winter.
  9. 17. A method used to kill buffalo where they were lured off of a cliff.
  10. 19. The people of the West Coast built these to represent their family and clan.
  11. 23. The Five Nations of Iroquois peoples.
  12. 24. The First Nations group that occupied the Arctic.
  13. 28. Only a few are chosen to be storytellers and is either of greater age or higher rank.
  14. 29. A rite of passage into adulthood that the People of the Great Plains and Western Plateau.
  15. 30. The thing that the Aboriginal world view revolves around.
  16. 31. type of headgear worn over the eyes to protect from the wind.
  17. 32. An invention made by the Subarctic used to walk on snow.
  18. 34. A large boat used to transport people and supplies.
Down
  1. 1. A small, usually one man boat, used for hunting.
  2. 2. Dried animal meat usually mixed with berries.
  3. 4. The code of living the Iroquois were brought to.
  4. 5. A fence type object put in rivers, creeks, and streams to block fish.
  5. 8. The People of the Northeastern Woodlands lived in this region.
  6. 9. A waterproof coat made from animal skins.
  7. 11. Also known as the goddess of the Sea.
  8. 16. An oral tradition that the First Nations People used to pass down history.
  9. 18. The staple resource for the People of the Great Plains.
  10. 20. A gift giving festival that the West Coast People had.
  11. 21. Corn, beans, and squash are together known as _______.
  12. 22. The region where the People of the Great Plains lived.
  13. 25. A house made of ice and snow.
  14. 26. The group of First Nations that had a distinct class system.
  15. 27. An invention the Great Plains People used in the summer for transportation.
  16. 33. An invention that the People of the Great Plains made to entertain themselves on ice.