History
How "long"' was the Navajo Long Walk of 1864?
It was a 300 mile forced march.
What animal was the staple food of the Great Plain Indians?
The American Bison
Why is the Willow Tree Bark used as a herbal healing remedy?
Willow Tree Bark contains aspirin.
What is the largest Native American tribe today?
The Navajo.
Which Native American tribe was forced to march the Trail of Tears in 1838?
The Cherokee
The life expectancy of Native Americans is generally 5.4 years less than all other U.S. races.
True or False
False.
The life expectancy of Native Americans is 5.5 years less than other U.S. races.
Why would Native Americans ask for their organs to be returned to them?
For fear that it may cause harm (spiritually) to themselves or their family.
Which city has the largest native american population today?
Oklahoma City, OK or Anchorage, AK?
Oklahoma City, OK with a population of 300,572
What was the most traumatic historical event that still impacts indigenous people today?
The Boarding School experience.
Why are autopsies usually not desired or permitted for Native Americans?
It is viewed as a desecration of the body, and that the body should not be disturbed so that the spirit can cross over to the other side to join ancestors.
How do Native Americans view health as a whole?
Health is not just the absence of disease. It is harmony with oneself including body, mind, and spirit, harmony with others, and harmony with ones surroundings or environments.
Native Americans make up what percentage of the population in Los Angeles?
1.4% of the city's population.
Timed Double Jeopardy
Recite The Navajo Blessing Way Chant!
“Earth’s feet become my feet, thereby I go through life. Its Legs become my legs, thereby I go through life. Long life-happiness I am wherever I will go, Before me it is blessed wherever I will go,Behind me it is blessed wherever I will go, it has become blessed again, It has become blessed again!”