Vocabulary
Meaning “people of the fresh waters,” were a powerful tribe who inhabited the central region of Massachusetts, including the Blackstone River Valley
What is Nipmuc Tribe
A group of languages related through descent from a common ancestor.
What is family language?
For example, Wampanoag, is part of the Algonquian language family and remains a vital part of their cultural identity.
A well known indigenous cooking technique
What is pit cooking?
Also known as earth oven cooking, involved digging a shallow pit in the ground, lining it with hot rocks, and layering it with food
The day designated as Indigenous Peoples' Day in the United States every year
What is the second Monday of October?
This tribe lived in the area of the Massachusetts Bay, specifically between Salem and Brockton.
What is the Massachusett tribe?
Inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists
What is indigenous?
This Native American language, spoken by the Navajo Nation, is known for its complexity and unique syntax, making it one of the most widely spoken Indigenous languages in the United States.
What is Navajo (Diné bizaad)?
True of False: All music from different tribes sound the same
False.
The Americas contain hundreds of native communities, each with its own distinctive history, language, and musical culture. These communities—although united in placing music at the centre of public life—have developed extraordinarily diverse and multifaceted performance traditions
The first city to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day instead of Columbus Day
What is Berkeley, California?
(It was instituted in 1992 on the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Columbus)
What century did colonist arrive in Massachusetts?
What is the 17th century?
Name translates to “at the great hill” or “at the place of the great hills,” were a prominent tribe who inhabited the eastern region of Massachusetts, including the area around present-day Boston.
What is The Massachusett?
True or false, Massachusett Tribal life was matriarchal.
True.
Women of the tribe trapped small game, gathered shellfish, wild grains, greens and herbs for food and medicine. The women of the tribe owned and tended the planting fields, and preserved the harvests. The children were employed to keep the birds away from the planted fields. The women also built and owned the wetus (summer huts) and winter long houses that the tribal members lived in.
A characteristic style of cooking practices and traditions, [ 1 ] often associated with a specific region, country [ 2 ] or culture.
What is a cuisine?
The number of states in the U.S. that recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day as a state holiday
What is 19?
(Wisconsin is one of the 19 as of 2019, Washington DC also recognizes it)
(8 of these 20 celebrate it instead of Columbus Day)
One of the most well-known Native American tribes in Massachusetts, known for their involvement in the first Thanksgiving in 1621. They inhabited the southeastern part of the state, including Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket
What is the Wompanoag?
A chief (among some North American Indian peoples)
What is a Sac'hem?
This Indigenous agricultural technique, still used today, involves growing multiple crops in the same area, which benefits soil health and overall sustainability.
What is companion planting or the Three Sisters (corn, beans, and squash)?
The quarries within the Massachusett Territory supplied _______, _____ and other minerals for tools, weapons, cellars, ceremony etc.
The quarries within the Massachusett Territory supplied stone, quartz and other minerals for tools, weapons, cellars, ceremony etc.
This U.S. President was the first to formally commemorate Indigenous Peoples' Day with a presidential proclamation
Who is Joe Biden?
(He issued the proclamation in 2021)
Diseases introduced by the colonists, such as _____ and ______, decimated the indigenous population, leading to widespread mortality.
Diseases introduced by the colonists, such as smallpox and measles, decimated the indigenous population, leading to widespread mortality.
The physical features (such as mountains and rivers) of an area of land
What is topography?
What is the term for the Native American writing system that used pictorial symbols to represent words and concepts?
What is petroglyphs?
A resilient tribe who resided in the southeastern region of Massachusetts, inhabiting areas near present-day Fall River and Taunton.
What is the Pocasset?
In the 1830s, this Indigenous nation, known as the "Trail of Tears," endured forced removal from their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States to present-day Oklahoma.
Who are the Cherokee?
True or False: In the 21st century, Native American tribes in Massachusetts are actively involved in reviving their traditions and reclaiming their heritage.
True.
They are engaging in language revitalization programs, cultural preservation initiatives, and community outreach efforts. They are also working to increase awareness of their history, culture, and ongoing contributions to the state.