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Beginning in the 1800s, Natives were forcibly taken from their homes and taught to speak English instead of their mother tongues until this act was enforced in 1972.
What is the Indian Education Act?
This invention was created by the Iroquois and is used in place of breastfeeding.
What is a baby bottle?
Replacing the title of Columbus Day, this holiday is meant to draw attention to Indigenous people's issues.
What is Indigenous People's Day?
This Lakota Sioux leader united tribes against white settlers on the Great Plains.
Who was Sitting Bull?
Similar to the Bill of Rights, this act protects indigenous peoples' rights to freedom of speech, unreasonable home invasions, and the right to a speedy trial.
What is the Indian Civil Rights Act (1968)?
The Shoshone and Navajo people used stoneseed as an early form of this common type of pill, which can prevent pregnancy.
What are oral contraceptives?
This month of the year is called Native American Heritage Month.
What is November?
This famed group of Europeans (not Christopher Columbus), known for their strength in battle, was the first to encounter Indigenous Americans.
Who were the Vikings?
This law granted citizenship to all Native Americans born in the US, even though they were the original people of the land.
What is the Indian Citizenship Act (1924)?
Originally played with wooden sticks and deerskin balls, the Haudenosaunee people are credited with inventing what is now considered "America's first team sport".
What is lacrosse?
Women held leadership roles within many tribes because Native Americans traced family lines through this parent.
What is the mother?
This person served as a guide for the Louis and Clark expedition.
Who was Sacagawea?
This act returned local self-government to Native American tribes.
What is the Indian Reorganization Act (1934)?
Invented by Natives in the Caribbean, this type of bed is often used today for relaxation outside.
What is a hammock?
The people of Plymouth met with the Wampanoag to celebrate the first Thanksgiving in this year.
What is 1621?
This person was a war leader in the Lakota Nation and led charges against the US government in protest of its encroachment on their lands.
Who was Crazy Horse?
This federal law provides a process for museums and federal agencies to return certain Native American cultural items, human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony.
What is the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (1990).
Engineered by Natives in Central America, this plant was created by selective breeding and is now one of the most popular foods in the world.
What is corn?
This is the number of federally recognized tribes in the United States.
What is 574?
This person is known for being America's first major prima ballerina and performed in front of Presidents Kennedy and Eisenhower.
Who was Maria Tallchief?