A shaman is a tribal healer who can act as a link betwee the visible world and the spirit world. Shamans are kind of a mix between priests and doctors. A shaman is a holy man who represents a religion, but also often a healer.
Read MoreOral Tradition – Tradition orale
Oral traditionOral tradition is where knowledge, art, ideas and cultural material is received, preserved and transmitted from... is where knowledge, art, ideas and cultural material is received, preserved and transmitted from word of mouth… from one generation to another.
Read MoreLanguage family – Famille de langues
A language familyA language family is a group of languages related through descent from a common ancestral language... is a group of languages related through descent from a common ancestral language or parental language, called the proto-language of that family.
Read MoreArchaeology – Archéologie
Archaeology is the study of things that people made, used, and left behind. The goal of archaeologyArchaeology is the study of things that people made, used, and left behind. The goal of... is to understand what people of the past were like and how they lived. Scientists who study archaeologyArchaeology is the study of things that people made, used, and left behind. The goal of... are called archaeologists.
Read MoreSustainability – Une approche durable
Sustainability (or sustainable development) is development, growth or change… that meets the needs of the present, without compromising or preventing our children and future generations of meeting their own needs.
Read MoreSubsistence – Subsistance
Subsistence means the minimal resourcesResources are anything taken from the earth or nature that people need, use, and are "valued".... that are necessary for survival. A subsistenceSubsistence means the minimal resources that are necessary for survival. A subsistence economy relies on hunting... economy relies on hunting and cultivation for food and surrounding trees for building shelter.
Read MoreConfederacy – Confédération
This is a group of people or nations or tribes or provinces that form an “alliance”. The agreement they make allows each member to control itself, but they agree to work together for common causes. Also known as a confederationThis is a group of people or nations or tribes or provinces that form an "alliance".... or sometimes a league.
Read MoreConfederation – Confédération
This is a group of people or nations or tribes or provinces that form an “alliance”. The agreement they make allows each member to control itself, but they agree to work together for common causes. Also known as a confederacy or sometimes a league.
Read MoreClan System – – Système de clans
A clan is a group of people that are united by actual or perceived kinship, that is they are related by birth or marriage, etc. Clan systems are often used to determine how things are passed down through generations.
Read MoreTrade Network – réseau de échanges
A trade network is a system of roads, railroads, rivers, airports or anything that is used to connect different communities together in order to share and exchange goods.
Read MoreEmpire – Empire
An empire is group of nations or peoples ruled over by a powerful emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government. Usually an empireAn empire is group of nations or peoples ruled over by a powerful emperor, empress, or other... has a much larger territoryA territory is an area of land, or sometimes of sea, that we can say "belongs"... than a kingdom!
Read MoreResources – Ressources
Resources are anything taken from the earth or nature that people need, use, and are “valued”. For example, a country […]
Read MoreCooperation – Coopération
Cooperation means when people work together. CooperationCooperation means when people work together. Cooperation is when groups of people, organizations, countries, etc. are... is when groups of people, organizations, countries, etc. are acting together for a common or mutual benefit.
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