NDN History
In 2016, This phrase became a rallying cry during protests on Native land and water in North Dakota.
What is No DAPL? (Dakota Access Pipeline)
This artwork features the usage of beads, quills, or shells to decorate clothing, moccasins, and regalia.
What is Beadwork?
This American basketball star is an inspiration for indigenous youth.
Who is Shoni Schimmel?
This Native American language was famously used by Code Talkers during World War II.
She became the first Native American in U.S. history to serve as a Cabinet secretary when confirmed as U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
Who is Deb Haaland?
This happened in 1680.
What is the Pueblo Revolt?
This modern Native American is known for the comic(s) in the Santa Fe New Mexican.
Who is Ricardo Cate?
This athlete was the first Native American to win Gold Medals in the 1912 Olympics.
Who is Jim Thorpe?
What is 23?
Pueblo Woman to achieve New Mexico's Teacher of the Year Award.
Who is Lorilei Chavez?
The forced relocation of Native Americans during the 1830s that led to thousands of deaths.
The tribe is famous for its detailed silver and turquoise jewelry.
Who are The Navajos?
This term refers to basketball games played between reservation or tribal schools.
What is Rez Ball?
This U.S. policy forced Native tribes off their ancestral lands in the 1800s.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
November is recognized nationally as this observance.
What is Native American Heritage Month?
This government-run school system tried to erase Native American cultures and languages.
What are Indian Boarding Schools?
This 1998 film was the first feature written, directed, and acted by Native Americans to receive wide theatrical release.
This modern sport was developed from a Native American tribe in the Haudenosaunee Nation.
What is Lacrosse?
This government agency manages trust lands and resources for tribes.
What is the Bureau of Indian Affairs?
MMIP stands for this urgent crisis affecting Native communities.
What is Missing and Murdered Indigenous People?
Today, Native American tribes are recognized as these, with the right to govern themselves.
What are Sovereign Nations?
This television series, co-created by Sterlin Harjo, focuses on Native teens growing up in Oklahoma.
What is Reservation Dogs?
This annual Arizona tournament is one of the largest Native American basketball events in the U.S.
What is the Native American Basketball Invitational? (NABI)
Many Native American languages are considered endangered today because of this historical policy that discouraged or banned their use in schools.
What are boarding schools?
Thousands turned out at this annual Albuquerque event celebrating Native American culture, expected to conclude with a final 2026 edition.
What is the Gathering of Nations powwow?