Indigenous Fun facts!
Which tribe has the most members today?
a) Eastern band of Cherokee
b) Navajo Nation
c) Oglala Lakota
d) Choctaw
b) Navajo Diné Nation
Shout out to our Diné friends and families
This is a sport that is considered Turtle Island's oldest (and often bloodiest) recorded sport
What is...Stick Ball/Lacrosse
Tsxiilgo (Hurry Up)
What is...Navajo Diné
This is a traditional and hearty, slow-cooked soup featuring mutton (or lamb) chunks, potatoes, carrots, onions, and often cabbage or corn, simmered until tender. It is commonly seasoned simply with salt, pepper, and garlic salt, and served with fry bread. This is a popular stew amongst our Diné relatives down south!
What is...Mutton Stew!
This dance is one of the oldest, most visual, and deeply respected styles of Northern Plains men's dancing. Visually, it is characterized by flowing movements and symmetry, where dancers use sweeping steps and shoulder sways to imitate tall prairie grass blowing in the wind.
What is...Grass Dance
Which of the following words comes from an Indigenous language?
a) Willamette
b) Molalla
c) Tillamook
d) Clackamas
All of the Above!
These two athletes are highly recognized professional basketball players representing the Cherokee Nation and the Standing Rock Sioux Nation in the NBA.
Who are...
1. Kyre Irving (Dallas Mavericks)
and
2. Lindy Waters III (San Antonio Spurs)
ticé no'? (What is it?)
What is...Arikara
This is a well-known soup that consists of a trio of corn, beans, and squash that have been planted together for optimal soil health and nutrition for many generations. Often made by many native nations in the East.
What is...Three Sisters Soup
This dance is a ceremonial dance of the Māori people, known for its powerful movements, foot-stomping, and rhythmic chanting.
What is...The Haka
The Founding Fathers based American Democracy on which group of tribes?
a) The Plains Tribes
b) The Southwest Pueblos
c) The Iroquois Confederacy
d) The Five Civilized Tribes
c) The Iroquois Confederacy
This indigenous athlete is a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe and was a former track and field athlete who won a gold medal in the 10,000 metre run at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics
Who is...Billy Mills
Sashki i̱ ná paka̱li yat pisa achokmah.
(My Mother's flower is pretty)
What is...the Choctaw language
This food, also known as wasna or wahuwapa, is a traditional food that is known to have been both a survival ration and a delicacy nowadays. This food is traditionally made from buffalo tallow, dried corn (ground up), and wild-harvested berries, they have long been a staple for midwest tribal nations (A very specific region tied to a few of our members)
What are... Corn Balls (Wasna and/or Wahuwapa)
Fun fact: This is a rare delicacy within Danahéa and Tanaha's family back in ND on the MHA Nation
This is a stylized northern plains dance characterized by footwork that mimics the movement of crows
What is...Crow Hop!
Which plant originated in the Americas and was specially bred by Indigenous people? Hint: there are two possible answers!
a) Corn
b) Potatoes
c) Apples
d) Pears
e) Carrots
a) Corn
b) Potatoes
This is a game where an athlete gets into a push-up position, supporting their body weight on their toes and knuckles, and hops forward. This builds core and arm strength, originally mimicking a hunter stalking seals in perfect silence.
Hint: This is a popular Inuit game
What is...Knuckle Hop
Um hin unangwvakiwta?
(How do you feel?)
What is...the Hopi language
This is a frozen "treat" created by our Arctic relatives in the north. This treat is often made from caribou or moose tallow and meat, berries, seal oil, and sometimes fish, whipped together with snow or water.
Hint: The name is lowkey controversial, but it is a frozen treat.
What is...Akutaq, also called "Eskimo ice cream."
Fun Fact: Akutaq ( a-GOO-duk) is a Yupik word that means "mix them."
This dance is considered a sacred, healing powwow dance/regalia that is recognized by rows of hundreds of metal cones. It is believed to carry prayers and restore spiritual and physical well-being.
Hint: This regalia holds a very specific number of cones; you get an extra 50 pts if you can guess how many.
What is...Jingle Dress
Extra 50 pts: Number of cones?
Which of the following was invented by Native Americans?
a) Padlocks
b) Kayaks
c) Fireworks
d) Axes
b) Kayaks! (The word kayak originates from the Inuktitut word qajaq)
Fun fact: Kayaks were invented by our relatives of the Inuit, Aleut, and Yup’ik tribes up north in the Arctic regions of Turtle Island.
This is a guessing game popular within tribes of the Midwest, in which marked "bones" (sometimes Buffalo teeth) are concealed in the hands of one team while another team guesses their location. Hand drum singing is often played during each round
What is...Hand/Peon Games!
This dance is a slow, fluid, and elegant dance typically performed by women to tell stories of everyday Samoan life, such as fishing, cooking, or greeting. The dancer uses expressive hand movements, facial expressions, and gentle footwork to communicate.
What is...Siva Samoa