Navajo Clan System Worksheet
Explore the foundational structure and cultural significance of the Navajo Clan System in this Grade 8 social studies worksheet.
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Read each question carefully and provide thoughtful answers based on your understanding of the Navajo Clan System.
1. What is the primary purpose of the Navajo Clan System?
To determine political leadership
To organize hunting parties
To define kinship and regulate social interactions
To manage trade routes
2. Which of the following is NOT typically considered one of the four original Navajo clans?
Kinyaa'áanii (Towering House)
Tódích'íi'nii (Bitter Water)
Naakai (Mexican)
Honágháahnii (One-walks-around)
3. In the Navajo Clan System, a person is born for their mother's clan and born to their clan.
4. The Navajo word for clan, 'K'é', emphasizes the strong sense of and relatedness among its members.
5. Marriage is generally prohibited between individuals from the same clan in the Navajo tradition.
True
False
6. The Navajo Clan System is a modern invention, only established in the last century.
True
False
7. Describe how the Navajo Clan System impacts an individual's identity and relationships within the Navajo community.
8. Explain the significance of the four clans a Navajo person identifies with (mother's, father's, maternal grandfather's, and paternal grandfather's).
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
9. The Navajo Clan System is , meaning lineage is traced through the mother's side.
10. The practice of marrying outside of one's own clan, known as , strengthens inter-clan relationships.