Chapter Four Vocabulary
Native American Attempts to Win Back Land
The Goverment & Native Americans
Problems Native Americans Face Today
Things Native Americans Did To Fight For Justice
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An area of land set aside by the government for a special purpose.
What is a reservation.
100
The president that signed a bill giving Indians title to their Land.
Who is President Nixon?
100
The law was passed in 1975.
When was a law passed that allowed Indian tribes to run their own programs?
100
Native Americans are still fighting poverty and unemployment.
What are problems Native Americans face today?
100
The protest that included Sioux (Soo) nation claiming an island.
What is The Seizure of Alcatraz.
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An agreement
What is a treaty?
200
The year Congress passed a law setting up the Indian Claims Commission.
What is 1946?
200
Native Americans worry that their languages and culture are vanishing.
What causes Native Americans to worry about their own language and culture?
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Name one of the main goals of AIM.
What is 1) Fought for better jobs, 2) worked to make schools and medical services better 3) encouraged Indians to keep culture and tradition alive.
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A court that Native Americans could go to if they believed that the government had wrongly taken their land.
What is the Indian Claims commission?
300
The court that Native American tribes could go to if they believed that the government had wrongly taken their land.
What is the Indian Claims Commission?
300
Types of programs that Native Americans allowed by the government to run?
What are education, child welfare, family and health services.
300
Native American tribes hold intertribal powwows.
What are some things tribes do to preserve their traditions?
300
Native Americans wanted to bring attention to the problems Indians faced.
What is protest.
400
The act granted all Native Americans full civil rights.
What is The Civil Rights Act of 1964
400
The Commission could pay for the land.
What action could be taken by the government if the Indian Claims Commission ruled in favor of a Native American tribes land claim?
400
How would the Native American people receive compensation for their land.
What is monetary payment.
400
Some Native Americans try to education Americans about their culture.
What do Native Americans do to put an end to discrimination?
400
A famous leader of the standoff at Wounded Knee.
Who is Russell Means?
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An organization that fought for more and better jobs for Native Americans.
What is the American Indian Movement (AIM)
500
An example of an exception to the Commissions procedure, which resulted in the return of Native American land?
What is Blue Lake area of New Mexico to Taos Pueblo Indians or Alaska?
500
Native Americans rented the use of their land to government and private companies.
What is a way that Native Americans worked with the government?
500
They hope knowledge brings respect.
What is the purpose of Native Americans had when informing Americans of their culture and traditions.
500
Something Russell Means does today to help bring attention to Native American affairs?
What is being a speaker at colleges education people about Indian affairs.
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