Native American Facts
How many languages can Native Americans speak?
More than 300
What large communal homes were commonly used by tribes in the Eastern woodlands
Longhouses
This forced migration of the Cherokee to Oklahoma is known as what?
The Trail of Tears
What movement had the Native American civil rights organization that played a significant role in advocating for tribal sovereignty and treaty right
American Indian Movement (AIM)
This Native woman became Secretary of the Interior in 2021
Deb Haaland
The first bilingual newspaper included both English and?
Cherokee
This animal was used for food tools and clothing
Buffalo or bison
The infamous 1890 massacre marked the end of large-scale Native resistance
Wounded Knee Massacre
What act granted U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans born in the United States
Indian Citizenship Act
This young climate activist and member of the Standing Rock Sioux has spoken at the UN.
Tokata Iron Eyes
What year were Native Americans granted American citizenship?
1924
These ceremonies often included dancing, singing, and storytelling.
Powwows
Native American code talkers played a big crucial role in this 20th- century war
World War 2
What act included a federal law that aimed to reverse the Dawes Act by restoring tribal governments and promoting Native American self-determination
Indian Reorganization Act
This award-winning writer and poet was the first Native American U.S. Poet Laureate.
Joy harjo
President Andrew Jackson signed what Act that forcibly displaced Native Americans
Indian Removal Act
What is the three crop method
the Three sisters, (corn beans, squash)
How many people did the Wampanoag nation lose to the plague of 1616
45,000 people or 2/3 of their tribe
What was the major national protest event that began in San Francisco where a group of American Indians set out for Washington, DC, to symbolize the forced removal of Indians from their ancestral homes.
The longest walk
This Native actor is known for roles in “Smoke Signals” and “Wind River”
Adam Beach
Which of the 50 states has the biggest Native American Tribe population?
Alaska
When eating, do the children or elderly eat first
Elderly
What bloody conflict led to Metacom’s execution in 1676 and the killing or capture of thousands of Native Americans
King Philips War
What Acts purpose was to break up communal Native American land ownership and distribute it to individual Native American families.
Dawes Act
This Indigenous chef and founder of The Sioux Chef promotes Native food sovereignty
Sean Sherman