Slang & expressions
To say 'let's go then', you say...
What is 'Skoden'?
A taco made from Fry Bread
What is a Navajo/Indian Taco?
First Native woman nominated for an Oscar.
Who is Lily Gladstone?
Movie about two Indigenous men traveling from their reservation to Phoenix
What is 'Smoke Signals'?
Soldiers who helped the U.S. win WWII with an unbreakable code.
Who are the Navajo Code Talkers?
To say 'let's do this' you say...
A stew made from sheep meat
What is mutton stew?
Shoshone woman who guided Lewis and Clark on their expedition.
Who was Sacagawea?
The Netflix show about highschoolers playing basketball in Chinle Arizona
What is 'Basketball or Nothing'?
This tribe was the target of a series of murders in the 1920s, leading to the formation of the FBI.
What is the Osage Nation?
To say 'Over There', you point and say...
What is 'Oberdere'?
Shaved ice, syrup topped with koolaid and pickles
What is a Piccadilly?
The Band Famous for their 1974 hit "Come and Get Your Love".
Who is "Redbone"?
Kevin Costner film about living with Native People
What is 'Dances with Wolves'?
The near-extinction of this animal, central to many Indigenous nations, was encouraged by the U.S. government as a way to starve Native peoples, destroy their way of life, and force them onto reservations.
What is a Buffalo/Bison?
Instead of pointing your finger, you...
What is 'pointing your lips'?
A dish made with blue corn and juniper ash
What is Blue Corn Mush?
The First Native American to play in Major League Baseball
Who was Jim Thorpe?
TV show about Four Indigenous Teens in Oklahoma
What is 'Reservation Dogs'?
The 19th-century belief that the U.S. was divinely predestined to spread Christianity and “civility,” later used to justify forced removals, broken treaties, genocide, and the widespread loss of Indigenous lands.
What is Manifest Destiny?
A sound you make after a joke...
What is 'Nayy'/'Ayy'?
What are Piñon Nuts?
The real name of the child that the movie 'Pocahontas' was based on
Who was Matoaka?
Radio Station on the Navajo Nation
What is KTNN?
In 1877, after months of battle, loss, and watching his people suffer from hunger and cold while fleeing to Canada, this Nez Perce leader declared, “I will fight no more forever,” surrendering just 40 miles from the border and safety.
Who is Chief Joseph?