Native American Crossword Puzzle
QUESTIONS LIST: code talkers: during world wars i and ii, native american soldiers used their native languages as a means to transmit coded messages, proving vital for the u.s. war efforts. what were these soldiers were known as? , wampanoag: this tribe befriended the pilgrims after they landed at plymouth rock, bison: this revered animal was essential for survival for many native american tribes on the plains, kayak: type of boat invented by native americans, hopi: this tribe is well known for their kachina dolls, louise erdrich: native american author wrote the book "love medicine", tipi: this type of dwelling was made by native americans, navajo: the largest native american tribe, ishi: widely known as the “last wild indian” in america. he lived most of his life outside modern culture after his tribe, the yahi (of the yana group) became extinct in the late 1800s because of the california gold rush. he lived alone in the wilderness after his family died. in 1911, starving and with nowhere to go, he walked out of the wilderness into the town of oroville, where he would be later studied by anthropologists, barbecue: this word is from the arawakan indian language meaning “framework of sticks”, dakota: the tribal name of the sioux, meaning “allies”.