Pre-visit Vocabulary for "The Great Bear Story"

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        Words from the Mohawk Language  (Kanawake dialect)

Okwari: [ o-qua-ri] bear

Sego: [say-go] hello

Ohna: [oh-na] Until I see you again

Ohna kewahi: [oh-na ghu-wa-he ] Until I see you again. (more formal)

        Words from the Onondaga language

Haudenosaunee: [Hoe-den-o-sone-ee] People of the Longhouse =  
                           Iroquois confederacy

        English Words

Clan: A family with a common ancestor. (extended)

Oral tradition: Verbal history passed down through generations by 
                         telling
stories, jokes, and legends.

Deerskin story: A mnemonic device used to assist the memory of
                           the story teller.

Game: Wild animals hunted for food.

Spear: A tool used for hunting consisting of a long wooden shaft
             and a sharp flint blade.

Constellation: An arrangement of stars in a pattern.

Ursa Major: A constellation near the north pole containing stars
                     that
form the Big Dipper. It is also known as Great
                     Bear.

Dipper: A big spoon used to gather liquids.

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