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Across
  1. 2. these are often associated with deceased family members or important people from the past. It is believed that they can offer assistance to the living when called upon
  2. 4. the man who conquered the Aztecs
  3. 5. an animal of natural entity believed to have special power and significance. It often appears carved in wood, along with others of its kind
  4. 6. Dance, an Aboriginal ritual performed to give thanks, offer sacrifice on behalf of individuals and the community, and to prepare for the annual buffalo hunt. It is meant to show gratitude for all things and demonstrate self-sacrifice as a way of showing that
  5. 7. Meso-American (or Middle-America) creator god wo hwas believed to be a feathered serpent
  6. 9. Quest, an attempt to achieve a vision of a future guardian spirit, traditionally undertaken at puberty by boys of the Plains Indian peoples, typically through fasting or self-torture.
  7. 10. the group of North American Plains Indians known as the Western Sioux, or “snake people” in the negative sense
  8. 11. Dreaming, In Australian Aboriginal religion, it is the period of time at the beginning of creation when supernatural beings gave shape to the Earth
  9. 13. objects or rituals that are sacred and strictly forbidden to be accessed or performed by outsiders; behaviour that is considered sacrilege or unholy, and is prohibited because it falls outside the realm of acceptable behaviour within a social or religious group
  10. 14. Dance, an Aboriginal reitual performed by joining together in a circle and dancing “with” dead ancestors, as well as to see the restoration of the buffalo. It is performed in anticipation of a time when Aboriginal people will no longer be subjected to the White Man's laws, and will be free in every sense
  11. 16. the man usually credited with creating the Ghost Dance
  12. 17. mundi, literally translated, it means “center of the world”
  13. 18. Tanka, the Great Mystery or Supreme Reality that is the foundation of the cosmos. Literally translated, it means “most sacred”
Down
  1. 1. a Lakota (and African) trickster figure in the form of a spider
  2. 3. Knee, the place where approximately 300 Lakota were mercilessly slaughtered by Custer
  3. 5. the Aztecs capital city
  4. 8. supernatural beings who roamed the Earth at the beginning of time, created life, and gave shape to the landscape, then left traces of themselves behind in certain landmarks
  5. 12. II, the legendary Aztec king
  6. 15. the Aztec city known for its monumental Pyramid of the Sun and Pyramid of the Moon