Native American Tribes Word Search
Free Native American Tribes word search. We picked 12 themed words — the terms and ideas of a school subject — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: CHEROKEE, NAVAJO, SIOUX, APACHE, IROQUOIS, MOHAWK, HOPI, PUEBLO, TOTEM, LONGHOUSE, WIGWAM, TEEPEE.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Native American Tribes word list, defined
- APACHE /əˈpætʃ/ · noun
- A member of a group of Southwestern Native American peoples, including the Chiricahua and Mescalero, whose languages form the Southern Athabaskan family. In older European usage, also a violent street gangster in Paris.
- MOHAWK US /ˈmoʊhɔːk/; British /ˈməʊhɔːk/ · noun
- A hairstyle in which the sides of the head are shaved or cut very short while a strip of hair remains along the center. The word also denotes a member of the Mohawk people and, historically, a member of a North American street gang or tough crowd. Related: Mohawk haircut, Mohawk cut, strip haircut.
- PUEBLO /ˈpwɛbloʊ/ · noun
- Any of several distinct Indigenous peoples of the southwestern United States, traditionally associated with settlements called pueblos. In the southwestern United States, the word can also denote an adobe building or complex traditionally used by Pueblo peoples. Related: Native American community, Indigenous settlement, adobe settlement, village.
- TOTEM /ˈtoʊ.təm/ · noun
- An object, animal, plant, or symbol regarded as representing a family, clan, community, or other group, especially in the traditions of Indigenous peoples of North America. In contemporary figurative use, it can refer to an emblem or characteristic feature of a group or organization. Related: emblem, symbol, mascot, sigil.
- LONGHOUSE /ˈlɒŋhaʊs/ (British); /ˈlɔːŋhaʊs/ (American) · noun
- A large, elongated dwelling, especially one traditionally occupied by an extended family or community. More generally, it means a long house or long hall. Related: dwelling, house, hall, communal house.
- WIGWAM /ˈwɪɡ.wɒm/ (British); /ˈwɪɡ.wɑm/ (American) · noun
- A shelter traditionally built by Indigenous peoples of North America from poles covered with bark, hides, or woven materials. The term is also used more broadly for a tent or hut resembling such a structure. Related: hut, tent, shelter, lodge.
- TEEPEE /ˈtiːpiː/ · noun
- A portable, conical tent traditionally made from poles covered with hides, bark, or other materials and used by Indigenous peoples of North America. The word may also refer more generally to a small tent with a similar shape. Related: tipi, tent, lodge, wigwam.
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