Chapter 7 Vocab Flashcards

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Ancestry

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Heritage

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Bison

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Buffalo

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Umiak

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A large boat covered with hides and propelled by broad paddles

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Palisade

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A defensive force

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Nuclear Family

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A mother, a father and their children

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Cannibal

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One who eats human flesh

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Hearth

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Fireplace

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Blind

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A enclosure used to conceal oneself from wildlife for the purpose of hunting.

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Pound

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Hunting by trapping in a pen and killing

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Corral

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A pen to trap the bison

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Initiation

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A ceremony during which one gains new stats such as membership in a select group.

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Dugout

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Made by hollowing out a large log

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Pit house

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A home built partly underground

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Rafter

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A beam that supports the roof of a house

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Semi-subterranean

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Partly underground

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Edible

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Able to be eaten

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Potlatch

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A traditional ceremony practices by many aboriginal people of the Pacific Northeast coast. Potlatch is Chinook meaning to give. The gift of a potlatch are payments to those who witness a family ceremony like weddings.

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Totem Pole

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A large red cedar tree that is carved and depicts a family history using crests and designs owned by an individual family primarily a Northeast coast tradition.

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Habitation

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A place to stay

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Midden

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A heap of garbage, shells or debris