This document discusses vocabulary related to Native American culture and traditions. It defines words like custom, tradition, folklore, and ceremony. It then explains that Native American tribes developed a barter system to trade surplus resources and goods with other tribes, since different regions had different available materials. Native Americans worked together through this trading and also shared traditions, customs, and participated in various ceremonies with different purposes, passing on their cultural practices over generations.

1. The First
Americans
Lesson 2-Vocabulary
Lesson 2-Vocabulary
By Mr. Casey

2. Agenda
Vocabulary
American Indian Groups Working Together

3. custom
(noun) an accepted way of doing
something

4. tradition
(noun) a set of customs that
people create over time

5. folklore
(noun) a group’s stories or
customs

6. ceremony
(noun) a set of activities done for
a special purpose

7. religion
(noun) a system of faith or
worship

8. Trading &
The Barter System
The Barter System
Native Americans resources depended on the
region that they lived in. How did they get
other resources and ideas?
TRADE (BARTER)
We didn’t alwaysWe didn’t always
speak the samespeak the same
language, but welanguage, but we
developed a system ofdeveloped a system of
trade!trade!
Tribes would trade their
surplus of food or
resources for materials
from other regions

9. Review
Native Americans did work together through
trading surplus items (corn, bison, pottery,
etc.)
Native American celebrations and ceremonies
had different purposes. Some honored nature,
some were for special occasions like potlatches,
and some were religious ceremonies.
Native Americans passed on traditions and
customs through oral language, practice, or
folklore. Many customs involved the
relationship they had with nature.

10. Review
Native Americans did work together through
trading surplus items (corn, bison, pottery,
etc.)
Native American celebrations and ceremonies
had different purposes. Some honored nature,
some were for special occasions like potlatches,
and some were religious ceremonies.
Native Americans passed on traditions and
customs through oral language, practice, or
folklore. Many customs involved the
relationship they had with nature.