Native American History
The Iroquois Confederacy’s government structure is said to have inspired elements of this foundational U.S. political document.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
The Lakota leader who defeated General George Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876.
Who was Crazy Horse?
This is an alternate name many indigenous peoples call Thanksgiving instead of its popular name.
What is Indigenous People's Day or the National Day of Mourning?
The Longest Walk of 1978 protested legislation threatening tribal sovereignty and ended here, in this capital.
What is Washington, D.C.?
The Navajo Nation’s land spans parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and this third U.S. state.
What is Utah?
The Navajo and Hopi built multi-story homes of stone and adobe known by this Spanish-derived word meaning “village.”
What is a pueblo?
This Pueblo religious leader coordinated a successful revolt against Spanish colonizers in 1680, driving them out of New Mexico for over a decade.
Who was Popé?
The 1621 meal probably included venison, corn, beans, squash, and shellfish — but not this popular food.
What is turkey?
In 2022, this state became the first in the U.S. to officially replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day as a permanent holiday.
What is Maine?
Native Americans have gathered every Thanksgiving Day since 1970 at this location to honor ancestors and protest injustice.
What is Cole’s Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts?
Many Eastern Woodlands nations cultivated this oily seed crop, still important today in Native farming revivals.
What is sunflower?
This early 19th-century Shawnee leader tried to unite tribes against American expansion and died fighting alongside the British in 1813.
Who was Tecumseh?
This Wampanoag man, once enslaved in Europe, taught the settlers how to plant corn, fish, and survive the New England climate.
Who is Tisquantum (Squanto)?
The “Land Back” movement seeks to return traditional territories to Native control; its slogan first gained wide traction after protests at this site.
What is Mount Rushmore? (Specifically, the 2020 NDN Collective protest.)
The “Trail of Tears” forced the removal of the Cherokee people from this U.S. state to Indian Territory.
What is Georgia?
This Great Plains nation refers to itself as Oceti Sakowin, meaning “Seven Council Fires.”
Who are the Sioux?
In 2023, this Cherokee actor became the first Native person to win an Academy Award for acting.
Who is Lily Gladstone?
The 1637 “Day of Thanksgiving” was proclaimed by this colonial governor, marking gratitude for the destruction of Pequot villages.
Who was Governor John Winthrop?
Founded in 1968 in Minneapolis, this movement fought police brutality and became a national force for Native self-determination.
What is the American Indian Movement (AIM)?
The Ancestral Puebloans of the American Southwest built multi-storied cliff dwellings in this national park, now located in Colorado.
What is Mesa Verde?
The 1887 law that aimed to assimilate Native Americans by dividing communal land into individual allotments.
What is the Dawes Act?
In 2018, this Kansas politician became one of the first two Native American women ever elected to Congress.
Who is Sharice Davids?
When the English arrived at Plymouth in 1620, the Wampanoag population had been devastated by a mysterious epidemic likely caused by this source.
What are smallpox or leptospirosis?
This 2020 act created permanent funding for tribal colleges and universities — part of a broader movement for Native-controlled education.
What is the FUTURE Act?
This 1969–1971 occupation by Native activists lasted 19 months and brought national attention to Native sovereignty issues.
What is the occupation of Alcatraz?