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What are ways of living of a group of people. It includes such things as its language, beliefs, tools, types of homes, & ways of working & playing
CULTURE
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What is the region where American Indians made waterproof cedar-bark clothing for protection against the rain.
NORTHWEST COAST
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What are tribes in the Great Plains
CHEYENNES, PAWNEES, SIOUX, & COMANCHES
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What is The organization that makes the laws in a country, state, or community and has the power to enforce them.
GOVERNMENT
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What is the region where deerskin leggings from animal hides were made & gave protection against mosquitoes.
SOUTHEAST
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What are tribes in the Northwest Coast
KWAKIUTLS, TLINGITS, & CHINOOKS
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What is a narrow, deep valley with steep sides.
GORGE
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What is the region where American Indians lived in buffalo-hide tepees.
THE GREAT PLAINS
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What are tribes in the Southeast
CREEKS, CHOCTAWS, & SEMINOLES
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What is an object made by a group of humans, such as tools and clothes. They help us understand the ways of life of the people who made them.
ARTIFACT
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What is the region where American Indians wove cotton clothing because it was comfortable & cool.
SOUTHWEST
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What are tribes in the Eastern Woodlands
IROQUIOS (MOHAWKS, SENECAS); ALGONQUIN (MOHEGANS, DELEWARES)
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What is a flat-topped hill wih steep sides.
MESA
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What is the region where American Indians used clamshells from the ocean as money.
CALIFORNIA-INTERMOUNTAIN
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What are tribes in the Plateau
YAKIMAS, SPOKANES, & NEZ PERCES
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