Vocabulary
What's the word for "Amérindien" in English?
Native American
In which direction were the Native Americans pushed after the arrival of the settlers?
They were pushed to the West.
Give the title of one movie in which Native Americans are stereotyped.
Pocahontas, Peter Pan, Westworld, Lone Ranger, etc.
Cet homme est un Amérindien.
This man is a Native American.
How many Native American tribes are there?
There are more than 500 Native American tribes.
What's the English word for "colons".
settlers
What animal was massively killed to starve the Native Americans?
The bison
What was the main controversy about the film Lone Ranger with Johnny Depp?
The controversy was that again, they chose a white actor to play a Native American.
Il y a des Amérindiens aux Etats Unis.
There are Native Americans in the USA.
How many Native Americans were there by the end of the 19th century?
There were around 230,000 Native Americans left by the end of the 19th century.
What's the English word for "tribu"?
a tribe
What was the nickname given to the treaties?
Give two stereotypes of Native Americans in Hollywood.
They are savages, they are bloodthirsty warriors, they are dumb, they are spiritual people...
They tried to kill Native American cultures.
Give the name of two Native American tribes?
The Sioux, the Navajo, the Cheyenne, the Iroquois, the Apache, the Nez Perce, etc.
What's the English word for "un guerrier"?
a warrior
What is the name given to all the armed conflicts between the USA and the Native American tribes?
The series of conflicts is now known as the "Indian Wars".
Give two physical characteristics of Native Americans in movies.
They wear war paint, they have feathers in their hair, they have red skins, ...
Les amérindiens sont caricaturés dans les films.
Native Americans are caricatured in movies.
What percentage of the US population do Native Americans represent?
They represent around 1.3 %.
What's the English for "insulte" ?
a slur
Where were the Native American children sent to forget their culture?
Children were sent to boarding schools
Who did Hollywood hypersexualize in Western movies?
L'histoire américaine est basée sur un génocide humain et culturel.
American history is based on a human and cultural genocide.
Where were the Native Americans forced to live?
They were forced to live in reservations.