Aboriginal Crossword

People who are recognized, respected, and consulted for their wisdom, experience, and knowledge.
Native, original, or earliest know inhabitants of a region are called_______________
A spiritual leader is called a ______________
What Elders use to smoke drugs to get closer to the spirit world
Way of passing down stories to generations
Absorb one group into the culture of another
Arrangements of rocks or boulders made by aboriginal people and understood to be for teaching healing, and other spiritual practices
Part of legacy from 4000 years of the mi'kmaq peoples spiritual relationship to this land
Children taken from their home to far distances for many years to be forced to assimilate
Considered to be sacred
A ceremony that is preformed to please the spirits and alter the weather for a good crop season
A celebration to honor all creation
Symbolize of prayer and marks honor, joy, happiness, and spiritual understanding
During celebration form a circle to represent the never end of life
A rite of passage preformed at the age of 16 to receive a guardian spirit
Has great power somewhere between the human and divine
To help the people live a good life and respect the creator, earth, and each other
Contains objects and substances which have a spiritual meaning
One of the most important aboriginal teachings about healing using the 4 quadrants
Swept across fire to spread to the sacred smoke and intense