Heritage Month
In November we celebrate traditions, languages, and stories of who?
Native Americans, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiians/those from Island communities
Native Americans grew crops for thousands of years. name one
beans, corn, potatoes, squash, tomatoes, avocados, papayas, chile peppers, wild rice, pumpkins, wild rice, tobacco, and cacao
Three states have the largest number of Native Americans. Name one
the states of California, Oklahoma, and Arizona
The first Thanksgiving is thought to have taken place here (city or state)
Plymouth, Massachusetts
First state to declare an "American Indian Day"
New York
The trail Native Americans were forced to follow to new reservations was called what?
Trail of Tears
This nation has the reservation with the largest tribal land in the U.S
the Navajo Nation
The First Thanksgiving lasted how many days?
three days
Former President Obama changed National American Indian Heritage Month to this name
National Native American Heritage Month
These were passed down from one generation to the next with oral traditions.
Histories, stories, religious traditions, cultural beliefs
The state with the most federally recognized tribe
Alaska
Some Native American tribes recognize the Thanksgiving holiday as the National Day of what?
The National Day of Mourning
November is the end of what traditional season.
the traditional harvest season
The holiday in October that celebrates Native American history in place of Columbus Day
Indigenous Peoples' Day
The number of federally recognized Native American Tribes in the U.S. (over...)
over 500 (exactly 574)
The First Thanksgiving was between colonists and this tribe
the Wampanoag Tribe