People
Who assisted John Smith and married John Rolfe. Died as an English lady in London?
Who is Pocahontas?
Who was the first known European to make contact with natives in North America
Leif Erickson
What widely used crop was cultivated first by Native Americans?
What is corn?
After which tribe is the state of Utah named?
What are the Utes?
What date is Indigenous People's day?
October 12, 1992 (Observed on the 2nd Monday of every October)
Remembered today as the father of Pocahontas.
Who is Powhatan?
Chippewa name of this lake is Gichi-gami
Superior
What popular form of boat was invented by the Inuit?
What is the kayak/canoe?
In what year were Native Americans granted citizenship by the U.S. government?
What is 1924?
Battle that saw the defeat of US General Custer
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?
What is the oldest Native American tribe?
Who are the Hopi?
What is a traditional home for the Inuit
Igloos
How many Native American languages remain alive today?
What is approximately 175?
When was the Indian Reorganization Act passed to give Native tribes the right to self government
June 18, 1934
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?
What was the Native tribe located in central Mexico?
Aztec
What tribe pioneered the use of rubber?
Who are the Olmecs?
What was the main source of food for most plains Native Americans?
Buffalo
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.
Who won multiple Gold Metals at the 1912 Olympics?
Jim Thorpe
What percentage of America's population identifies as Native American?
Less than 3%
What sport did the Native Americans invent?
What is Lacrosse aka Stickball?
What was the tribe who used their language for secret messages during WW2
Navajo (Code Talkers)
What famous Native leader (Shawnee) united tribes to resist US western expansion
Tecumseh