FP Glassary Crossword

4. a kind of material that is supplied by nature or naturally occuring
7. knowledge passed down through spoken word
11. a ceremony or gathering practiced by many fn people
13. The federal statute dealing with registered Indians, treaty Indians and local government etc
14. A story of a specific culture blending the real and supernatural
15. aboriginal people who meet the requirements of the Indian Act and who are registered under the act
17. inherited leadership position based on clan or family relation
19. knowledge passed down through spoken word
20. a social and ceremonial intertribal gathering to celebrate music, dance and culture

1. living or occuring naturally in a region
2. ceremonies that mark a critical transition in the life of an individual
3. an object used to show one person is speaking at a time
5. Traditional or ceremonial clothing
6. to absorb one group completely into one's own culture
8. the return of cultural materials to the people whome they belong
9. a legal definition given to distinct clans and families by the Indian Act
10. aboriginal teaching strategy for passing culture, knowledge, beliefs and history
12. schools schools created by the churches and federal government where aboriginal children had to assimilate into European culture during they're school
16. An older wiser person who is respected in they're community and passes down wisdom
18. the philosophy of life of a cultural community