WHAT COMMON WAYS OF LIFE

VOCABULARY

• Custom
• Tradition
• Folklore
• Ceremony
• Religion

AMERICAN INDIANS DEVELOP UNIQUE CUSTOMS

• One custom is making a special food for an important occasion
• Another is greeting a visitor in a different way
• Hunting and fishing are two customs for men in the Eastern Woodland Villages
• Making clothing and food containers are two customs for women in the same area
• Some regions had women farm and men weave

CELEBRATIONS AND CEREMONIES

• In some regions they honored nature
• In others they had potlatches
• Some held ceremonies to fulfill their spiritual needs
• In Hopi Tribes they spoke of their gods in a Kachina ceremony
• Others celebrated for a successful farming year

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