Homes
A small dome shaped building built in a spiral with ice and snow.
What is an igloo?
The name of this state is derived from the Native term "Acansa" which literally means "southern place."
What is Arkansas?
These weapons are the first to come to mind, when most people think of Native Americans.
What are bows and arrows?
Native American is name assigned to the people originally in America before the Europeans came. What other name is general accepted to describe these people?
Native Indians, Indians, American Indians.
This Native American is famous for carrying her son on her back as she traveled with the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Who is Sacagawea?
A home formed by poles placed in a cone shape and then covered with hides.
What is a teepee?
This state's name came from the tribal name "Illiniewek" a term meaning "best people."
What is Illinois?
Did the Native American tribes all speak the same language?
No. There were at least 600 different languages across the country.
Name one of the two of the most famous Indian tribe chiefs who fought against the forced removal of tribes from their homes to new territories.
Crazy Horse (Sioux Indian Chief)
Sitting Bull ( Dakota Indian Chief)
A Chiricahua Apache who is famous for staging what was to be the last great Native American uprising. We yell his name when we jump off a cliff!
Who is Geronimo?
The Adobe house is built of clay and straw that has been baked into what?
what is bricks
The Removal act of 1830 (also known as The Trail of Tears) led to the relocation of Native Americans to which state? Remember the name of a musical you may have heard about.
What is Oklahoma
A widely used term for fighting hatchets.
What is a tomahawk?
Name two Indian tribes other than Sioux or Dakota
Apache, Seminole, Cheyenne, Cherokee, Choctaw
This Native American wrote the easy to learn Cherokee alphabet.
Who was Sequoyah?
Longhouses were built with pole frames and bark and could be as long as
20 feet, 200 feet, 2000 feet
What is 200 feet
This state was named for the native Ute people who lived in the territory.
What is Utah?
These heavy wooden spears are attached to cords and often used to hunt large marine animals.
What are harpoons?
This Sioux Chief is famous for his major victory at the Battle of Little Bighorn against Custer. I don't think he was "sitting " when he did it!
Who is Sitting Bull
In 1876, thousands on Indians defeated the American forces led by General George Armstrong Custer. This battle ( of Little Bighorn) became know as?
Custer's Last Stand
True or false, Native Americans believed that the land was a gift from the creator and was there especially for the white settlers.
False
The land was free to be used by all for survival and nourishment
This state's name is an offshoot of the Dakota Indians were settled in which two states
North and South Dakota
Many tribes were "nomadic". What does that mean?
They moved from one place to another.
This woman belonged to the Powhatan tribe and she saved John Smith's life. Disney has a movie about her.
Who is Pocahontas
A Native American who befriended the Pilgrims, assisting them during their first harsh winter.
Who was Squanto?