trail of tears
This 1830 law authorized the forced removal of native peoples to lands west of the Mississippi
what is the indian removal act?
This phrase summarised the mission of assimilation era schools. "kill the india, ___ the man"
What is 'save'?
a reservation is land managed by this type of group
what is a native american tribe
the volcanic mountain in wyoming is sacred to many Plains Tribes
what is devils tower
this is the largest feerally recognized tribe based in arizona and new mexico
What are the Navajo Nation
this tribe lost around 4000 members on the trail of tears
who are the cherokee
These schools were created to erase Native culture and enforce english only education
what are indian boarding schools
Many reservations were created through these government agreements
what are treaties?
this mountain range is sacred to the Lakota and was taken during the gold rush
what are the black hills
this tribe is known for its longhouses and participation in the iroqois confederacy
How are the Haudenosaunee
the Trail of Tears mostly relocated tribes to this present day U.S. state
What is Oklahoma
Traditional Clothing, Long Hair, and Native languages were replaced by these european standars
what is western/euro american customs
The US government often placed reservations on lands that lacked this essential resource for farming
what is fertile soil
this type of natural space can be considered sacred
(rivers, mountains, or burial grounds)
what are ancetral lands/Natural landscapes
this tribe from the pacific northwest is known for its totem poles
who are the tlingit
Who is Andrew Jackson
This 1887 law divided communal Native land into individual plots to force assimilation
What is the Dawes Act?
reservations are often considered this kind of nation within a nation, with some self government
what is sovereign territory
this 1978 federal law protects native access to sacred places and traditional practices
what is the american indian religious freedom act
this great plains tribe followed bison herds and lived in the tipi structures
who are the Lakota
This Supreme Court case recognized Cherokee sovereignty before being ignored
what is Worcester V. Georgia
This organization ran many early boarding schools, often using Christianity as a tool of assimilation
What are missionary groups
this 1934 act attempted to reverse damage caused by allotment and restore tribal self governence
what is the indian reorganization act
this desert is sacred to the tohono O'odham nation but has faced threats from modern border policies
what is organ pipe cactus national monument
this tribe of the southeast built a written constitution and had a newspaper before removal
who are the cherokee