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.