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This 37-word tribes word search introduces students to indigenous and historical peoples from around the world across Grades 5–7. Hidden words include Navajo, Masai, Cherokee, Iroquois, Zulu, and Bedouin, representing cultures from North America, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. Use it during a social-studies unit on indigenous cultures, as a geography warm-up, or as a sub-plan activity exploring world diversity.

Subject:
Social Studies
Topic:
Anthropology
Grade Level:
5th – 7th Grades
Updated August 2017

Word List

  • ASHKANAZI
  • ISRAELI
  • VIKINGS
  • JUTES
  • MONGOLS
  • SEPHARDIC
  • HUNS
  • BEDOUIN
  • SUNNI
  • SHIA
  • ANASAZI
  • HOHOKUM
  • CREE
  • ALGONQUIN
  • MICMAC
  • SIOUX
  • APACHE
  • CHEROKEE
  • CHIRIKAWA
  • NAVAJO
  • HOPI
  • INUIT
  • ALEUT
  • IROQUOIS
  • MAORI
  • PYGMY
  • ZULU
  • ASHANTI
  • FULANI
  • MASAI
  • SEMINOLE
  • BLACKFOOT
  • CROW
  • CHIPPEWA
  • OJIBWAY
  • GOTHS
  • ROMANY

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