MA State Flag
Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples Day
Colonialism
Thanksgiving / National Day of Mourning
5 Bills
100

Which 7th grader's MA flag design won? 

Cassie 

100

Does Massachusetts (the state) recognize Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples Day?

Columbus Day

100

What are two aspects of colonization?

Exchange of culture (religion; language)

Exchange of food 

Enslavement / forced labor

Establishing political control 

Environmental impacts

Spread of disease 

Exchange of technology 


100
Which Thursday in November do these two holidays fall on?

Fourth

100

What is a bill?

A proposed law. 

200

Name two specific symbols on the MA state flag & seal

13 colonies star; sword; arm holding sword; "Frankenstein" image of a Native person; Metacomet's belt / Wampanoag belt; latin phrase ("by the sword we seek peace")

200

Which native nation did Christopher Columbus & crew encounter when they landed? 

Taino Nation

200

Name the four countries responsible for the most colonialism globally 

Britain; Spain; Portugal; France 

200

Why did Wamsutta Frank James start the National Day of Morning?

He was censored and disinvited from giving his speech. 

200
Name three of the 5 bills.

Remove Racist Mascots

Educate Native Youth

Teach Native History (Curriculum) 

Replace CD w/ IPD

Protect Native Heritage & Culture

300

When did Charlie Baker sign the order to change the MA flag and seal?

2021

300

Where did Christopher Columbus first land?

Present day Bahamas, Haiti, DR

300

Prior to colonization of the Americas, there were over _____ nations in just what would become the United States alone.

500

300

Name the two years that the "first Thanksgiving feasts" fall on

1621; 1637

300
Approximately how many towns in MA still use Native American mascots in their public schools?

20-30

400

How many people are on the special committed tasked to redesign the flag?

19 

400

What year (approximately) did conversations around switching Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day first begin?

1970s

400

Who painted "Colonisation: The Great City of Tenochtitlan"?

Diego Rivera

400

Which town do people gather to observe the National Day of Mourning? 

Plymouth MA (Cole's Hill, overlooking Plymouth rock) 

400

Name two towns in Massachusetts that currently recognize only Indigenous Peoples Day? 

Newton; Boston; Cambridge; Amherst 

500

When does the special committee designing the flag and seal need to deliver a proposal by?

December 31, 2022

500

Who, as the acting mayor of Boston, officially declared that Boston would only recognize Indigenous Peoples Day?

Kim Janey

500

Tenochtitlan (the capital of the Aztec empire) is now what city?

Mexico City

500

Who was Moonanum James?

Wamsutta Frank Jame's Son and organizer of the National Day of Mourning for many years

500

Which organization created the 5 bills?

UAINE (United American Indians of New England)

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