Vocab
A group of Native American people who share a common culture, language, traditions, and ancestry.
Tribe
Land Acknowledgment
A statement that recognizes and honors the Native peoples who originally lived on and cared for the land before it was taken.
What was the main purpose of Native American boarding schools?
To assimilate Native children into white American culture
The Indian reservation system was created primarily to:
Place Native Americans under U.S. government control and encourage assimilation
The term “Indian” originated because:
Christopher Columbus mistakenly believed he had reached the East Indies
How did the first people arrive in the Americas?
Land Bridge
A traditional Native American dance that uses hoops to tell stories about life, nature, and the connection between all living things.
Hoop Dance
Why was the Carlisle Boarding School Especially important
It served as a model and foundation for many other Native American boarding schools
Which statement best describes California before European colonization?
A. A sparsely populated region with one shared culture
B. Home to hundreds of thousands of Native people with diverse cultures
C. A region controlled by Spanish settlers
B. Home to hundreds of thousands of Native people with diverse cultures
What is the primary purpose of a land acknowledgment?
To recognize the original Indigenous inhabitants of the land
A gathering where Native American communities come together to celebrate culture through dancing, singing, drumming, and storytelling.
Powwow
What is a Nation?
A large group of people united by shared culture, history, and government
What consequences did families face if they resisted boarding schools or adoption?
They could face punishment, loss of children, or withholding of food and resources
According to historians and scientists, how did the first people likely arrive in the Americas?
By crossing a land bridge from Asia during the last Ice Age
This type of knowledge, passed down through generations, guides Indigenous Peoples in caring for the land and natural resources.
What is traditional knowledge?
A belief that animals, plants, rocks, and natural elements have spirits and are connected to human life.
Animism
Land set aside by the U.S. government for Native American tribes, often created after tribes were forced off their original lands.
Reservation
How were many Native American children placed into boarding schools?
Children were often taken against their families’ wishes or tribes volunteered their children.
Why is the term “Indian” still used by some Native Americans today?
Some Native Americans have reclaimed the term
These Indigenous cultural practices help protect the environment by maintaining balance and respecting nature.
What are cultural practices such as controlled burns, sustainable hunting, or ceremonies honoring the land
The earliest known people in North America, who lived thousands of years ago and survived mainly by hunting and gathering
Paleo-Indian
The right of Native American nations to govern themselves, make their own laws, and manage their own affairs.
Sovereignty
Which tactic was commonly used to disconnect Native American children from their identities? (3 from the video)
Cutting hair, banning Native languages, and renaming children
What is the hoop dance originally meant for?
Ceremony, healing and restoring balance
This is one key reason Indigenous environmental practices are considered important when compared to many modern environmental approaches
What is that they focus on sustainability, balance, and long-term care of the environment?