Put into action by President Andrew Jackson in 1838, this term refers to the forced removal of the Cherokee people from their homelands in Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee, all the way to Oklahoma.
What is the Trail of Tears?
100
Nearly ... Cherokee people died in the Trail of Tears, which amounts to about a fourth of the tribe at the time.
What is 4,000?
100
This type of housing was used by Plains Indians.
What is a tipi?
200
According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the percentage of persons in poverty who are Native Americans is ... compared to the percentage of Caucasian Americans in poverty.
What is double? (20% of Native Americans vs. 10% of Caucasian Americans)
200
The name "Seminole" in the Muskogee language means ... but the name originally came from the Spaniards ("cimarrones") and means ...
What is "runaway" or "wild people"?
What is "free people"?
200
During this event, the US government forced the Navajos to relocate to inhospitable lands around New Mexico.
What is the "Long Walk".
200
When at the camp in Bosque Redondo, New Mexico, the Navajos were given white flour, processed sugar, and lard to prevent them from starving—these are the makings of a now symbolic dish.
What is fry bread?
200
A famous Seminole warrior, often falsely referred to as "Chief".
Who is Osceola?
300
The average age of a Native American.
What is 29?
300
Name of the directory that records the names of the people from the Five Civilized Tribes who survived the Trail of Tears.
What is Dawes, named after Charles Dawes?
300
The only tribe to have never officially signed a peace treaty with the US government, which is why they are referred to as "unconquered".
What is the Seminole Tribe?
300
According to legend, this device catches bad dreams, preventing them from entering the dreamer's mind, and lets good dreams pass through to reach the dreamer while sleeping.
What is a dream catcher?
300
The type of rock that is often used in the Southwestern tribal jewelry-making.
What is turquoise?
400
Total number of people who identified as Native American/Alaskan Native, according to the US Census.
What is 4.1 million?
400
Number of Seminole reservations in Florida.
What is six?
400
The meaning of "Ocala" in the Miccosukee language.
What is "spring"?
400
In Zuni culture, the Kokopelli symbolizes the prayer for ...
What is rain?
400
The name of the Cherokee syllabary that was developed in 1821, one of the only written forms of Native American language.
What is Sequoyah?
500
What are known as the "Five Civilized Tribes".
What are Choctaw, Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole?
500
Method of family classification and identification in many tribal cultures.
What are clans?
500
The name of the young Shoshone woman who served as guide and interpreter for Lewis and Clark on their expedition.
Who is Sacagawea.
500
The meaning of "Tallahassee", in the Apalachee language.
What is "old town"?
500
Hogans and Pueblos were used by tribes in the ... region of the U.S.