A tribe is a group of people who share the

same family and culture.

There are many Native American tribes that have their

own language and culture.

Tribe (noun): tribe

Confederation

• A loosely united group of governments.

• Example the tribes of the Eastern Woodlands formed a confederation and worked together to solve problems affecting them all.

Origin Story

• A story that tells of people’s beliefs about the world and their place in it.

Agriculture

•Farming

Surplus

• More than is needed

Civilization

• A culture that has developed forms of government, religion, and learning.

• Culture means a people's 'way of life’ or the way they do things.

Culture (noun): cul-ture

Culture is seen in people's writing, religion, music, clothes, cooking, and in what they do.

Cultural region

• An area where peoples share some ways of life.

• Examples: the South people share similar beliefs and values.

• An ancestor is a parent or the parent of an ancestor (i.e., a grandparent, great-grandparent, great-great-grandparent, and so forth).

Ancestor (noun): an-ces-tor

The Native American ancestors told many stories that were passed through generations and generations.

• Migration is movement of people from one place to another.

Migration (noun): mi-gra-tion

Scientists believe that Native American migration began 10,000 to 45,000 years ago.