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This kind of home was built by the Hopi Indians. It was made of stone and mud and stood several stories high.
What is pueblo?
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This tribe was from the southeast. They originated in Florida. They ate fish and small animals. They made their clothes from cotton and trees. Their homes were called "chickees."

What is Seminole?

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This state has the highest population of Native Americans. 

California

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This animal was considered to be sacred to the tribes of the Great Plains. They used it for clothing, shelter, tools and food.

American Bison
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This woman is famous for helping Lewis and Clark on their journey west. 

Sacagawea

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This kind of home was built by the Seminole Indians. It was made of palmetto bushes and cypress tree logs.
What is a chickee?
200
This tribe lived in the Artic Reagion, near the Artic Ocean. They ate fish, seals, and whales. They made their clothes from animal skins with fur and duck feathers. They needed their clothes to stay warm.
What is Inuit?
200

There are over 300 of these in the Native American community.

Languages

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This Lakota Sioux leader, known for his pivotal role in the Battle of Little Bighorn (1876), is remembered for his bravery and resistance against U.S. military forces, but his name means "His Horse Is Crazy" in his native tongue.

Crazy Horse 

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In what type of shape were Pawnee houses built?

Domes 

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A cone-shaped tent, usually covered with animal skins, used as a home, especially by American Indians of the Great Plains.
What is a tipi?
300

This tribe, originally from the Southwest, is known for their fierce resistance to U.S. government forces, with famous leaders such as Geronimo and Cochise.

What is Apache?

300
Articles made from clay that are shaped while moist and hardened by heat.
What is pottery?
300

This tribe was most known for its contributions during World War II as code talkers. 

Navajo

300

This vibrant cultural event, featuring traditional dances, drumming, and regalia, is celebrated across many Native American tribes and is often used to bring communities together for celebration, healing, and honoring ancestors

Pow-wow

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A temporary house made of blocks of snow or ice in the form of a dome.
What is an igloo?
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This tribe lived near the plateau region, between plains and the northwest. They ate moose, bear, and salmon. Their clothes were made of animal skins, mainly buckskin. They built their homes out of mude.
What is Nez Perce?
400

There are 573 of these throughout the United States that are recognized today by the federal government . 

What Native American tribes and villages?

400

This Battle was a win for the Sioux nation against George Armstrong Custer and his calvary.

Battle of Little Bighorn

400

These three crops are known as the "3 sister" crops. 

Corn, Squash, and Beans

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Many Kwakiutls lived in these wooden structures made from tree wood. They were also known as longhouses.
What are plankhouses?
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This tribe was from the northwest. They had access to the Pacific Ocean, so they ate a lot of fish and whales. They also had access to huge forests with lots of trees. They used these trees to make clothing as well as their plankhouses.
What is the Kwakiutl?
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People of the Northeast region built these outside their homes as a symbol of their family or clan. It told the history of the family or clan.

What is a Totem Pole?

500

This 1830 law, signed by President Andrew Jackson, led to the forced relocation of tens of thousands of Native Americans from their ancestral lands, resulting in the tragic journey known as the Trail of Tears.

Indian Removal Act

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What animal did the Hopie help herd?
Sheep for wool clothing
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