Across
- 2. a fortified military settlement
- 5. the exclusive possession or control of a resource
- 6. small cylindrical beads strung together and worn as decoration or used as money.
- 8. ancestral spirits in Pueblo religion
- 9. main agricultural crops of Native Americans consisting of corn, squash and beans
- 10. the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people
- 12. a natural object or animal believed to have spiritual significance
- 14. a water route through North America to the Indies
- 15. an evil spirit which represents the cold, northern winters and starvation
- 16. a conqueror
- 17. a land bridge connecting Russia and Alaska
- 18. lengthy feasts and celebrations used to redistribute wealth, strengthen kin relationships and reaffirm social status
Down
- 1. a religious community in a foreign location, typically used to convert locals
- 3. a French trapper or trader
- 4. the process of change by which a group becomes better suited to its environment
- 7. “village” or “town” in Spanish
- 11. a type of sledge consisting of two joined poles pulled by a horse or dog
- 13. a fertility and trickster deity in Southwestern culture