(This is the glossary for Ella Inglebret’s curriculum, “Telling the Lewis and Clark Story.”)
Auditory
Sense or act of hearing
Bicentennial
200th anniversary
Built environment
Spaces used by all peoples (plants, animals, humans) that influenced the landscape because of their presence, as well as have been constructed or altered by their labor
Celebration
Observing an event in a festive way
Collaboration
To work with others
Commemoration
Sense or act of hearing
Expedition
Journey or trip undertaken for a specific purpose
Exposition
A public exhibition or show
Homeland
A large area where a particular group has historically lived and that has a deep association with culture, language, spirituality, and identity
Identification
Finding out what something is
Interpretation
The way something is explained
Linguistic
A set of symbols or language(s) commonly understood and used by a group of people
Millennia
A period of 1,000 years
Movement/Gestural
Sense and act of body movement as a whole or as parts (such as arms, hands, head, eyes); includes expression of personal feelings and affect
Multiliteracies
Systems for perceiving and making meaning of (interpreting) our world through one or a combination of modalities (design modes)
Natural environment
All living and nonliving things inclusive of physical features and forces that interact to form natural ecological systems
Peoples
Groups of people (plants, animals, and humans) who have historically inhabited, currently inhabit, or have passed through a particular place
Perspective
Point of view
Place
A holistic and dynamic entity that involves interactions and relationships among many elements (Vine Deloria, Jr.), including the natural environment, peoples, and the built environment, as viewed through time. The scope of territory involved may be limited to a specific location or may be more expansive, such as an entire Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail.
Preservation
Keeping something in its original state or in good condition
Protection
Being kept from harm or loss
Public use
Shared with all peoples
Scope of territory
Dimensions of a geographic region
Smell/Taste
Sensory awareness through the nose and mouth
Spatial
Sense of space; awareness of the relationship among elements (such as location, distance, and time), including body position in space
Spiritual
Process of self-discovery, of searching for meaning and purpose in life, and of learning who you are and who you want to become; a sense of interconnectedness and interdependence among all elements of life
Sustainable
Using a resource so that it will still be here for the next seven generations
Tactile
Sense or act of touching
Time
Involves concepts of past, present, and future; may be viewed in different ways, such as occurring along a line (timeline) or as a circle with interconnections among past, present, and future
Visual
Sense or act of seeing