Tribal Knowledge
These five tribes are collectively referred to as the "Five Civilized Tribes."
Who are the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole?
This historical figure, known for his generosity and kindness, inspired the modern depiction of Santa Claus.
Who is Saint Nicholas?
This geographic location marks the intersection of Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico, a region historically significant to many Native American tribes.
What is the Four Corners?
Women wear these but we hang them during Christmas.
What are stockings?
These six tribes form the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy.
Who are the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora?
The modern image of Santa Claus as a jolly man in a red suit became popularized in 1931 through advertisements for this company.
What is Coca-Cola?
This natural feature in the Pacific Northwest served as a vital source of salmon for tribes such as the Chinook and the Yakama.
What is the Columbia River Gorge?
Their true love gave them this on this day.
What is Seven swans a-swimming?
This tribe's land base spans nearly 25,000 square miles, making it larger than West Virginia and more than twice the size of Maryland.
What is the Navajo Nation?
Santa's laugh, famously described as "like a bowl full of jelly," is often written this way in holiday stories.
What is "Ho, Ho, Ho"?
This vast grassland region, spanning the central United States, was traditionally inhabited by nomadic tribes like the Sioux and Cheyenne.
What are the Plains?
In which Christmas song is Santa asked to "slip a sable under the tree, for me"?
What is Santa Baby?
This is the only tribe that has never signed a peace treaty with the United States.
Who are the Seminole Nation?
In many depictions, Santa Claus is said to enjoy this treat left out by children on Christmas Eve.
What are cookies and milk?
This wetland ecosystem in southern Florida is the traditional homeland of the Seminole tribe.
What are the Everglades?
Inspired by the vision of freshly fallen snow, this song, Winter Wonderland, talks about what ringing?
Sleigh Bells
This is considered the oldest tribe in Washington State.
Who are the Duwamish?
These are the names of Santa's nine famous reindeer, including the one with a glowing red nose.
Who are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph?
This major river system was an essential transportation route for tribes like the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) and the Illinois people.
What is the Mississippi River?
Similar to White Elephant, this Christmas gift exchange game can sometimes take a "dirty" or mischievous turn.
What is Secret Santa?