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Indigenous DMV

100

What year did the American Indian Movement take over the Bureau of Indian Affairs?

1. 1970

2. 1972

3. 1974

1972

200

True or False: There is a Native American embassy in DC

True! The Embassy of Tribal Nations serves as a center of operations for the NCAI

300

Who is Matoaka?

Matoaka is the birth name of Pocahontas!

400

Whose land does GWU reside on?

GWU sits on the ancestral lands of the Nacotchtank (or Anacostans), and neighbors the ancestral lands of the Piscataway and Pamunkey peoples.

500

What important treaty, signed in 1684, recognized the lands of the Piscataway people in the D.C. area and set a precedent for future negotiations with Tribes? 

A) The Treaty of Fort Stanwix 

B) The Treaty of Canandaigua 

C) The Treaty of 1684

D) The Treaty of Ghent

The Treaty of 1684 acknowledged the lands of the Piscataway people.

Tribal Advocacy

100

What does the acronym AIM stand for?

American Indian Movement

200

In 2016, which major protest highlighted tribal advocacy efforts related to environmental protection and sovereignty in North Dakota?

1. The Indigenous Peoples March

2. The Standing Rock protests 

3. The Wounded Knee occupation 

4. The Trail of Broken Treaties

2. The Standing Rock protests 

300

1. What is the name of the U.S. federal law enacted in 1978 to protect the rights of Indigenous people to practice their traditional religions?

1. American Indian Religious Freedom Act 

2. Indian Self-Determination Act 

3. Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act 

4. Indian Civil Rights Act

1. American Indian Religious Freedom Act 

400

1. What is tribal sovereignty?

1. The ability of tribal nations to govern themselves

2. The right to enforce federal laws

3. The power to negotiate treaties with foreign nations

1. The ability of tribal nations to govern themselves

500

*True or False**: All Native American tribes in the U.S. have the same legal rights and governance structures

False! There are 574 tribes with a diverse range of legal rights and governance structures!

Native Media

100

First Native American woman to be nominated for an Academy Award?

Lily Gladstone (she was robbed)

200

The quote "It's a good day to be Indigenous" is from what movie?

Smoke Signals

300

Emmy Nominated TV show about Indigenous teenagers in Rural Oklahoma? 

Reservation Dogs

400

Name of the hit song by Redbone that was featured in Guardians of the Galaxy?

"Come and Get Your Love"

500

What Marvel film was recently dubbed in Lakota?

The Avengers

Random Trivia

100

How many federally recognized Tribes are there in the United States?

A) 314  B) 246  C)574

574 

200

When is Native American Heritage Month?

November

300

Who is the first Indigenous Presidential Cabinet Secretary? 

Deb Haaland (Secretary of the Interior)

400

What sport invented by the Haudenosaunee will be featured at the 2028 Olympics?

Lacrosse!

500

What is the largest Native American tribe in the United States by population?

Navajo!