TERMS
THE EUROPEAN IMPACT ON NATIVE AMERICAN LIFE
NATIVE AMERICAN LIFE OFF THE RESERVATION
THE FIRST AMERICANS
NATIVE PEOPLE OF THE ARTIC
100
Difine Tribal Councils
What is acts as the goverment of the reservations.
100
In 1492, 8 ____ people lived in what would become the U.S. and Canada.
million.
100
**BONUS** Native Americans face problems living off the reservation. Many can't find ___.
jobs.
100
______ ______ migrated to North America from ____ which is located in Asia.
Native Americans, Siberia.
100
The Inuit and Aleut are native people of the far ______.
North.
200
This piece of public land is set aside by the goverment for use by a certain group of people; it is called a ____ in Canada.
reserve
200
**BONUS** Many diseases common in Europe didn't exsist in the _____ ______.
new world.
200
The Native American Rights Fund was...
a legal group that tries to settle American Indian land claims in courts of law.
200
People first came to North America between _______-______ ____ ago. The descendants of these first people became the Native Americans of today.
48,000-20,000 years.
200
The Inuit and Aleuts have lived for 1,000s of years in the _____________ _____________ where the area is covered with snow most of the year and ____ crops can be _________.
What is Arctic North, no,grown.
300
What is a potlatch?
a feast where the host gives his wealth away.
300
Native Americans hadn't been exposed to these diseases and had ____ _____ to them. Then result many died of common diseases such as ____.
no immunity, flu.
300
What was founed in 1968 to promote American Indian culture. Organized marches and demonstrationsto draw attention to problems facing American Indians.
What is American Indian Movement.
300
**BONUS** By 9,000 BC, these people had spread all over ____ and _____ _______, creating 1,000s of different ___, _____ or tribes.
North and South America, bands, clans.
300
Inuits are _______________ ______________. They use a dog sleds to follow the caribou herds. ________ are a type of reindeer.
Nomadic hunters, Caribous.
400
What is a column of carved figures?
What is a totem pole.
400
The U.S. goverment forced many of the Southeastern tribes to Oklahoma. "____ __ _____" was the name given to the forced eviction of the ______ and relocation to ________________.
Trail of Tears, Cherokees, Oklahoma.
400
Some nations have started successful businesses. _____ community sells wild rice. A Sioux community runs a successful ____ company.
Chippewa, pencil.
400
In time, cities began to develop in the _________ _________, _____, and ______ __________.
Mississippi Valley, Mexico, South America.
400
**BONUS** Inuits and Aleuts living along the coast trevel in small covered canoes called ________. They also build bigger boats call ______ which are used to hunt _____ and whales.
What is kayaks, umiaks, seals.
500
**BONUS** Consitution
What are the basic laws that set up the rules of the goverment for a nation.
500
The Plains Indian Wars were fought during the late 1800s.Plain Indians were upset because the _______ ________ and the building of the ______ disrupted the buffalo migration.
What is Plain Indians Wars, western migration, railroads.
500
What is the Indian Gaming Act?
a federal law that allowed American Indians to build casinos on reservation land.
500
In 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived in North America. He mistakenly believed he had reached India. Because of this mistake, he called the Native Americans he met "_______". Today Native Americans are often referred to as "________ _______".
What is Indians, American Indians.
500
During the 1950's, the ____ ______ began moving into the _____ areas. They brought their culture along with modern ______ which has begun to change the ______ way of life.
white people, Artic, technology, Inuit.
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