People
Tribes/Location
Contributions
Culture/Misc
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100

Who assisted John Smith and married John Rolfe. Died as an English lady in London?  

Who is Pocahontas?

100

What is the largest Native American tribe in America?

Who are the Navajo?

100

What widely used crop was cultivated first by Native Americans?

What is corn?

100

After which tribe is the state of Utah named? 

What are the Utes? 

100

What date is Indigenous People's day?

October 12, 1992 (Observed on the 2nd Monday of every October)

200

Remembered today as the father of Pocahontas.

Who is Powhatan? 

200

What is an alternative name for the Chippewa tribe? 

What is Ojibwe? 

200

What popular form of boat was invented by the Inuit?

What is the kayak/canoe?

200

In what year were Native Americans granted citizenship by the U.S. government? 

What is 1924? 

200

What is the date that Native Americans were officially recognized as US Citizens?

June 2, 1924

300

Shoshone woman who guided a certain duo in the early 19th century and has found herself as the face of a dollar coin minted from 2000 onward.

Who is Sacagawea? 

300

What is the oldest Native American tribe?

Who are the Hopi?

300

The Inuit were also responsible for the invention of....

Hint: Glasses..

What is Snow Goggles?

300

How many Native American languages remain alive today? 

What is approximately 175? 

300

When was the Indian Reorganization Act passed?

June 18, 1934

This act helped reversed much of the “cultural assimilation” imposed on Native Americans earlier in US history. Its goal was also to strengthen, encourage, and continue Native American cultures in the US.

400

Who was first female chief of the Cherokee Nation who participated in the occupation of Alcatraz Island in 1969 to attract attention to issues affecting Native American tribes?

Who is Wilma Mankiller? 

400

What is the largest Native American tribe in Arizona?

Who are the Navajo Nation?

400

What tribe pioneered the use of rubber?

Who are the Olmecs?

400

There are two differently lifestyles that are popular amongst Native Americans, what are they?

Sedentary farmers and nomadic. 

Sedentary farmers, such as the Hopi, stayed in one place and grew food to survive. 

Nomadic, such as the Navajo, frequently moving often to follow herds of buffalo or other animals they hunted. Their houses were easily taken apart and easy to transport.

400

What is the Trails of Tears?

April 5, 1838

President Andrew Jackson ordered the Cherokee off their tribal lands against a ruling by the US Supreme Court.  The path they took became known as the Trail of Tears.

500

Who was the Chief of the Oglala Lakota who lead a campaign against the establishment of the Bozeman Trail of Wyoming/Montana?

Who is Red Cloud?

500

What percentage of Arizona's population identifies as Native Amerian?

What is 5.3%? 

500

What sport did the Native Americans invent?

What is Lacrosse aka Stickball?

500

The term "Native American" does not usually refer to Native Hawaiians or Alaskan Natives. 

What terms are used? 

Aleut, Yup'ik or Inuit 

500

When/What was Pontiac's rebellion?

May 1763

A loosely-knit confederation of Native American tribes in the Great Lakes, Illinois, and Ohio regions rose up against the British forces. They were successful and persuaded the British government to change policies to be more favorable toward Native Americans.