Agriculture & Animals
Native tribes of the Northeast were the first to derive this brunch staple from nearby trees.
Maple syrup
This was the name of the forced march when the Cherokees moved from the southeast to Oklahoma?
Why was the teepee such an ideal home for the Sioux?
It could be packed up and moved easily and quickly
What percent of the United States population identifies as Native American?
2%
Sacagawea was famous for helping who cross America all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
Lewis and Clark
Among Eastern tribes, these essential foods were known as the “three sisters” and are frequently planted together.
corn, squash, and beans
The Trail of Tears was the forced relocations of approximately 60,000 Native Americans from the Southeastern United States from 1830 to 1850. It was carried out and was signed, and the relocations were proposed, masterminded, and carried out, by this President.
Andrew Jackson
The Sioux people mostly wore this type of shoe?
moccasins
How many of the 300 indigenous languages are still spoken in the United States.
175
This sport is derived from a tribal game played by indigenous peoples in Eastern U.S. and Canada.
Lacrosse
This common house pet was used by the Apache to drag their belongings when they moved.
dogs
The Battle of the Little Bighorn was fought in 1876 between federal troops led by General George Custer and the combined forces of Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arpaho tribes, which were led by this person
Sitting Bull
Tribes in Mexico first developed processes to develop this material, which was used in tools, sandals, and even a ball that Christopher Columbus brought back to Europe.
rubber
How many tribal nations have a formal relationship with the United States government.
574
Where can Native Americans trace their ancestry to?
Alaska, Asia, and Siberia
Natives of this U.S. state traditionally lived off of, in large part, on whale, seals, and fish.
Alaska
Native Americans in the Ohio River valley and elsewhere played a critical, but largely unacknowledged, role in this secretive 19th century network.
This type of ritual carvings can be used for: decorating a house (inside or out); commemorating or remembering a person’s death; welcoming guests to a community; or even shaming or embarrassing individuals or groups for unpaid debts or other transgressions.
totem poles
How many people described themselves as Native American on the last United States census?
2.9 million
What is the largest Native American tribe today?
Cherokee
Before their mass slaughter, this animal was used by Plains tribes for food, shelter, clothing, tools, and decorations.
Buffalo
In 1891, Congress passed a law enabling federal offices to forcibly take Native American children from their homes for this purpose.
Enrolling them in Ameri-/Euro-centric boarding schools
South American tribes used animal bladders and hollow bird bones to develop this medical instrument centuries before Europeans.
Syringe
What percentage of Native Americans living in the United States today live on reservations?
30%
This Native American leader was most famous for leading the Apache? (You scream his name when you do something brave)
Geronimo