quipu A set of knotted strings that could be used to record data. ayllu In Incan society, a small community or family group whose members worked together for the common good. Pachacuti A powerful and ambiguous ruler who converted the Incan kingdom into an empire. The Nootka of today includes addition tribes who also speak the Wakashan language. Wakashan refers to the combined Nootka and Kwakiutl groups of that time that formed the Wakashan language family. Montezuma II Ruler in which the Aztec empire weakened. Nootka refers to a tribal group that once lived along the seaward coast of Vancouver Island, Canada and the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state. The subject areas covered on each tribe are histories, customs. Slaves were the Indians most valuable property, and each Indian tribe. Triple Alliance An alliance between the Aztecs, Texcoco, and Tlacopan which became the leading power in the Valley of Mexico and soon gained control over neighboring regions. The North American Indian Volume 11 - The Nootka, The Haida by Edward S Curtis. of Nearly Three Years Among the Indians of Nootka Sound in Vancouver Island.
Available as Framed Prints, Photos, Wall Art and Photo Gifts. Quetzalcoatl Or the Feathered Serpent, a god of the Toltec and many other Mesoamerican peoples. Prints of Nootka Tribe Native American whalebone club, carved with an eagles head handle. Location: The Nootka lived along the west coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, and the northwest portion of the Olympic. obsidian A green or black volcanic glass found in the Valley of Mexico and used to make razor-sharp weapons. Popol Vuh A famous book in Maya history that recounts the Highland Maya's version of the story of creation. Codex Maya ancient bark-paper books which were used to record historical events.
Some glyphs represented whole words, while others just syllables. Glyphs 800 hieroglyphic symbols used for the Mayan writing system. Tikal A major Maya city located in northern Guatemala.
This introductory essay is divided into three parts: Imagining, Meeting, and Living Together. Iroquois A group of Native American peoples who spoke related languages, lived in the eastern Great Lakes region of North America, and formed an alliance in the late 1500s. This was the era when ships from Spain, England, America, France, Russia and Portugal visited the Northwest Coast and first met the Nuu-chah-nulth, Makah, Salish, Kwakwakawakw, and Haida peoples.
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