Indigenous Crossword puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. A formal statement of beliefs.
  2. 4. Languages Languages no longer spoken by any community.
  3. 8. Considered holy or spiritually important.
  4. 13. Animal or symbol representing a clan or family.
  5. 14. Indigenous people native to Australia.
  6. 16. Buddhist concept meaning craving or desire.
  7. 17. Repeated ceremonial action with symbolic meaning.
  8. 20. The act of settling and ruling land already inhabited by others.
  9. 21. Aboriginal belief system explaining creation and spiritual connections.
  10. 22. System of communication using words and grammar.
  11. 24. Family members from earlier generations.
  12. 27. Objects or images that represent deeper meanings.
Down
  1. 1. A system of rules or principles guiding behavior.
  2. 2. Religious group devoted to a particular belief or figure.
  3. 3. Word Knowledge passed through oral storytelling.
  4. 5. Indigenous people of New Zealand.
  5. 6. Window Understanding the world through observation and evidence.
  6. 7. Ceremony marking entry into a group or new stage of life.
  7. 9. Cultural rule that strictly forbids certain actions.
  8. 10. A group of people living or working together.
  9. 11. of Passage Ceremonies marking major life transitions.
  10. 12. The physical world of plants, animals, and landscapes.
  11. 15. Traditional story explaining natural or cultural origins.
  12. 18. Story about heroic or historical figures passed through generations.
  13. 19. Native to a particular place or region.
  14. 23. Traditional Maori ceremonial dance or chant.
  15. 25. Window Viewing the world through spiritual or religious belief.
  16. 26. Lakota term referring to outsiders or white settlers.