Across
- 2. This region of North America, which included the northernmost coastlines of what is now Alaska and Canada, was home to tribes such as the Aleut, Yupik, and Inuit.
- 6. was the creator god of the Wintun tribe of the California Pacific Coast.
- 7. Holy or sacred
- 8. was an enormous grassland that dominated the center of the North American continent from the Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi River.
- 10. the first of all living things to die.
- 11. Her broken fingers and hands became the sea mammals that the Inuit relied upon for their survival.
- 13. gave humans stories that explained how to give thanks and how to care for the plants.
- 14. Tribal____protected homes and livestock, helped to find people who were lost, and joined in hunting parties.
Down
- 1. the creator god of the Pawnee people of the Great Plains.
- 3. In 1492 he landed on the shores or an island in what is now the Bahamas and forever changed the course of North America.
- 4. was a frightening story that kept children from playing on hazardous sea ice.
- 5. taught the Hopi how to heal sickness, how to give thanks, and how to offer prayers.
- 9. A critical element of Navajo healing ceremonies.
- 12. First Mother