Tribes
The first legal off-reservation Indian gaming site the Potawatomi bingo casino in this largest Wisconsin city opened in 1991
What is MILWAUKEE
Now usually meaning a conference it has also meant to practice magic
What is POW-WOW
A wigwam is an Algonquin bent pole-&-bark dwelling; this Sioux word means a house of animal skins
What is TEPEE
Meriwether Lewis named a tributary of the Musselshell River in Montana for her
Who is SACAGAWEA
American Indians used this small ax or hatchet to chop wood & to chop down enemies in battle
What is A TOMAHAWK
To mark a 1683 treaty this tribe with a state-ly name gave William Penn a wampum belt of 18 strings of beads
Who are the DELEWARE
The Algonquians gave us the name for this black animal with white stripes down its back
What is SKUNK
The Inuit Native Americans of the coldest regions of Canada and Alaska built these homes out of snow
What is IGLOO
Jumping Bull was the father of this more sedentary Native American chief
Who is SITTING BULL
Code talkers using the language of this Southwestern were involved in every U.S. Marine assault in the Pacific 1942-45
What is NAVAJO
The name of this tribe the USA's largest comes from a word meaning planted fields since they were farmers
Who are the NAVAJO
To indicate this type of transport in Plains Indian sign language combine the signs for boat & fire
What is STEAMBOAT
This Iroquois dwelling had no windows but did have a door at each end
What is LONGHOUSE
DAILY DOUBLE
Her descendants through her son Thomas Rolfe number in the tens of thousands
Who is POCAHONTAS
Meaning "great sea" this lake was called gichi-gami
What is Lake Superrior
This people's Old Oraibi pueblo in Arizona settled around 1150 may be the USA's oldest continuously inhabited village
Who are the HOPI
Colonists called it the elk though the Shawnee had given it this perfectly good name
What is WAPITI
From where they made their homes the Anasazi ancestors of the Pueblo are called these
What is CLIFF DWELLERS
Originally called Curly this mad guy was the battlefield leader during the Sioux Wars of resistance in the 1870s
Who is CRAZY HORSE
The Penobscot are represented in the legislature of this state where you'll find Penobscot Bay
What is MAINE
Florida's Big Cypress Indian reservation is home to this tribe
Who are the SEMINOLES
Mescalero & Chiricahua are spoken by members of this Native American people
What is Apache
The traditional Navajo home is this type of shelter often 8-sided & made of logs & mud
What is HOGAN
This Ottawa chief's drive to capture Fort Detroit in 1763 might have been successful if he hadn't been betrayed
Who is PONTIAC
The book Weaving the Dream is the story of Mabel McKay a renowned Pomo maker of these
What are BASKETS