Common Knowledge
All Native Americans live in teepees. (T/F)
False. Different tribes have different housing such as longhouses, cliff living, and pueblos.
What is the general life extectancy of Native Americans?
73 - 78 years
Where does the name "Indians" originally come from?
Christopher Columbus
What state has the largest amount of Native reservations?
Alaska, 231
On what basis are tribes seperated by?
Geographic location
How many Native American tribes are in the USA?
600+
What percent of the population is Native American?
~1.7%
What does Canada call their Indegious population?
First Nations
How many tribes are in NY?
8
Native Americans are required to do the census when they live on the reservation. (T/F)
False
About how many people died on the Trail of Tears?
~4,000 people
What percent of Native American's are living on reservations?
~35%
Half of US state names are named after Native American words. (T/F)
True
What state has the lowest population percent of Native?
Vermont, 0.08%
Patriarchial v Matriarchal society
Matriarchal society
How did the first Native Americans come to the Americas?
Land bridge from Asia
What killed over 90% of the Native American population during colonization? (Specific disease)
Smallpox
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) believe that Native Americans derive from the Middle East and were Jewish in origin. (T/F)
True, Native Americans are referred to as “Laminates” in their scripture called The Book of Mormon
What are the 3 geographic regions used to group Native Americans? (Used throughout North and South America)
Northern America (USA & Canada), Middle America (Mexico & Central America), & South America
All tribes are basically the same and don't have their own culture. (T/F)
False. Every group has their own heritage and social structure.
What is the name of the group of indigenous people in Alaska?
Eskimo. This is also a blanket statement to cover 5 different tribes in Alaska
What percentage of the total world population identifies as Native or Indegiones?
~9%
A pregnant Iroquois woman would eat turtle eggs so her baby would be able to swim. (T/F)
False, they didn't eat turtle eggs because they didn't want their baby to be clumbsy on land like a turtle. They also rode wild horses and wore their hair unbraided for their pregnancy because they believed it would bring a safe passage for their baby.
Name 5 of the 8 NY tribes.
Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Mohawk, Seneca, Shinnecock, Tonawanda, & Tuscarora
Tribes are more religious than spiritualist. (T/F)
False, very spiritualistic