Film & Television
This actor with Native Hawaiian and Pawnee ancestry made his acting debut in Baywatch Hawaii. However, his most famous roles include Khal Drogo in Game of Thrones and the title character in DC's Aquaman.
Who is Jason Momoa?
The Haudenosaunee, meaning "People of the Longhouse", consists of these six nations centered in central and upstate New York.
What are the Mohawk, Tuscarora, Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida, and Onandaga?
Matoaka, whose name meant "flower between two streams", was given this nickname, which is what she is most commonly referred to in history.
Who is Pocahontas?
This woman made history by being the first Native American woman to be a member of the U.S Cabinet.
Who is Deb Haaland?
Creed Humprey, a graduate of the University of Oklahoma and a member of the Potawatomi nation, is the current center for this football team that lost the Super Bowl LIX.
What is the Kansas City Chiefs?
This actress is the first Native American woman to win a Golden Globe for best actress. She starred in the crime drama Killers of the Flower Moon, alongside Leonardo DiCaprio.
Who is Lily Gladstone?
The Quileute Tribe, centered in the state of Washington, features heavily in this best-selling young adult novel by Stephanie Meyer.
What is Twilight?
This explorer was a Shoshone woman who massively contributed to the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore and chart the Louisiana Territory.
Who is Sacagawea?
In 2002, this man, a member of the Chickasaw nation, became the first Native American to go to space.
Who is John Herrington?
This man was the first Native American to win a gold Olympic medal in 1912.
Who is Jim Thorpe?
This television show follows four Indigenous teenagers growing up on a reservation in rural Oklahoma, premiering on FX in August 2021.
What is Reservation Dogs?
This tribe, centered in the American Southwest, is known for its permanent, multi-story adobe villages, most notably the Mesa Verde.
What is the Pueblo?
This Lakota leader was known for his involvement at the Battle of Little Bighorn, his resistance to U.S. government policies, and his later appearance in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show.
Who is Sitting Bull?
In 2023, this woman became the first Native American woman to serve as a federal judge.
Who is Diane Humetewa?
This woman, a member of the Osage Nation, was the first American and first Indigenous prima ballerina.
Who is Maria Tallchief?
This coming-of-age television series, adapted from Lucy Maud Montgomery's novel Anne of Green Gables, explores one Mi'kmaq girl's experience in the residential schools in Canada.
What is Anne With An E?
During WW2, this indigenous language was used to create an unbreakable code that significantly aided the Allied war effort, particularly in the Pacific Theatre
What is Navajo?
This Apache leader, whose name was popularized as a battle cry during WW2 by paratroopers, fought against the U.S government in defense of his people's homeland and sovereignty.
Who is Geronimo?
This Tuscaroran man, born in Lewiston, NY, was an outspoken activist for tribal sovereignty.
Who is Wallace "Mad Bear" Anderson?
This woman, a member of the Karuk Tribe of California, made history in the 2002 Winter Olympics by being the first Native American female athlete to participate in the Olympics.
Who is Naomi Lang?
This young adult thriller, following 18-year-old Daunis Fontaine, a half-Ojibwe, half-white former hockey player, who is drawn into an FBI investigation after witnessing a murder on her Ojibwe reservation, is being adapted in a Netflix series.
What is Firekeeper's Daughter?
The "Five Civilized Tribes", a term coined by the U.S government, refers to these five tribes due to their their perceived assimilation into European culture.
What are the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctow, Creek (Muscogee), and Seminole nations?
This woman was the first female monarch of Hawaii, fighting for the archipelago's sovereignty against U.S attempts to annex the territory.
Who is Queen Lili'uokalani?
This man, current governor of Oklahoma, was the first Native American governor of the United States.
Who is Kevin Stitt?
This paralympic gold medalist in track and field was the first Native American female to win an Olympic exhibition bronze medal.
Who is Cheri Madsen?