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GLOSSARY
artifacts
objects representing a culture or a period in the
development of a culture
bannock
round, flat, unsweetened cake made from
wheat flour, water, and sometimes fat; could
be combined with spices, dried fruit, and
other flavours
ceremonial
having to do with a ceremony
dialect
a form of language spoken in a particular area
extinction
the state of a species having completely died out
hides
pelts or skins taken from animals and treated to
be used by humans
moccasins
heelless shoes or boots made of soft leather
pemmican
dried lean meat pounded finely and mixed with
melted fat
powwows
social gatherings held by First Nations Peoples
reserve
land set aside for people to live on; many
First Nations now prefer the term“First
Nations community”
residential schools
schools that students live at for long periods
of time
travois
a platform suspended on two poles pulled
by animals
