Before Exploration

2. Inclination of a witness or historian towards a particular side
3. Beliefs about the world, how it works and your place in it
5. Historical concept; considering values and norms of the time
9. West Coast First Nation; celebrated Potlatch
10. Confederacy of 6 First Nations united by the Great Law of Peace
13. Carved from large cedar trees; used to represent a clan's history
15. Process of investigating and interpreting significant people and events of the past
16. Historical concept; determine if the event resulted in a change or reveals something
18. First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples
19. Haida ceremony commemorating event such as raising a totem pole; gift giving
20. Education that meets physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs
21. Land bridge exposed during Ice Age; basis of migration theory of arrival
22. Crop; Corn, beans and squash

1. Method of justice used to return balance to the community
4. Sacred medicine; burned for smudging
6. Oral tradition explaining First Peoples on Turtle Island
7. Ceremony; young males involving fasting and waiting for a spirit guide
8. Used to represent the four directions; balance needed in life
11. Belts decorated with shells; serve as record treaties between First Nations
12. Historical concept; determine the effects of a significant event
14. Name meaning "People"; resolved conflict through a "dance battle"
17. Historical concept; using chronology to determine what remained the same over periods of time