Modern Day
What language do most Native Americans speak today, explain?
English: loss of culture, traditions, and language as as a result of assimilation.
Who are the most vulnerable people to be targeted for violence and abuse on today's Native American reservations
Native American Women
How and why did things get out of hand at Wounded Knee Creek?
A gun was fired by mistake during the native ritual dance, which caused the soldiers to open fire on the natives
What was the estimated pre-European contact population of Native Americans in 1500?
12 Million - 12,000,000
How did the United States government handle the Natives problem as they expanded Westward?
Forced them to live on reservations
Native American women today face many hardships, what percentage of Native American women report being victims of physical abuse?
46%
Describe the first use of “biological warfare” used in North American history, who used it, who were the victims, and what was the goal?
British agents used blankets infected with Small Pox to clear the land of the Natives.
Explain what was the greatest killer of all, amongst Natives during the early colonization of North America.
Diseases
It is predicted that without any measure set up to salvage the remaining native languages about how many will be left by 2050.
20
Where were Natives forced to live after the signing of the Indian Removal Act?
Territories west of the Mississippi River
Many Native Americans today are currently living in a dire state, what percentage of Natives are living in poverty today?
27%
What was the nickname given to the forced removal of Natives, as a result of the Indian Removal Act.
Trail of Tears
Who is the most recognized Sioux for his involvement in the Wounded Knee massacre incident?
Sitting Bull
How many estimated Native Americans died along the forced death march/relocation from their land?
4,000
Who was seen as the most anti-Native American President in US History?
President Andrew Jackson
What is there a scarcity of on Native American Reservations that has been made worse by COVID-19?
Fresh food and supplies
From our US and Them guided readings, what did the white settlers believe those who lived off the land and only ate “roots” were considered
Savages
From our US and Them guided reading, what did the white settlers call Wovoka’s movement?
The Ghost Dance
What caused the huge increase in Westward expansion by the Europeans into Indian Territory?
Where did the Sioux try to move to after the broken treaties with the United States?
Canada
As late as the 1970s, what were physicians still doing in attempts to decrease the Native American population?
Sterilizing Native American women
What were bounty hunters paid for during Westward expansion?
The scalps of Natives they killed
From our US and Them guided reading, what was the name of the spiritual Native dance for bringing on visions?
The Sun Dance
As a result of mistreatment in schools and their education needs not being met, how much higher is the Native Americans dropout rate in comparison to the nations average?
Twice as high and is more than any other U.S racial or ethnic group.
What has caused the contamination of the fresh water supply that runs through today's Native American reservations?
The areas have been exploited for its natural resources for economic reasons for timber, oil, and gas, which has threatened the area with climate change and contamination.