Traditions and Customs
The tradition that stories were told by spoken word
What is Oral Tradition?
The largest populated tribe in the US
What is Navajo Tribe?
An individual who made peace between their people and the Jamestown colony
Who is Pocahontas?
A event that forced Native Americans to go out west, this caused a large amount of casualties
What is the Trail of Tears?
the state that has the highest population of Native Americans
What is California?
An individual that is greatly respected in the Native American Culture
What is Elder?
A tribe that is more known and originally located in East Tennessee
What is Cherokee Tribe?
A woman who helped with the Louis and Clark Expedition(interpreter and guide)
Who is Sacagawea?
A battle that was major victory for the Native Americans during the American Indian War
What is the Battle of Little Bighorn?
What is the Three Sisters?
A festival that involves dancing within the Native American Culture.
What is a powwow?
A very powerful tribe of six nations, also known as: Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, Tuscarora.
What is Haudenosaunee?
A political figure who led the resistance against the US government
Who is Sitting Bull?
An event that U.S. Soldiers killed around 250 Sioux People
What is the Wounded Knee Massacre?
A 'social dance' song led by a single male performer and is answered by an all male chorus.
What is a Stomp Dance?
A custom that consisted of burning herbs to purify something.
What is smudging?
A tribe that is originated from near the Great Lakes and parts of Canada
What is Chippewa?
An environmentalist and writer who was one of the founders of Honor the Earth
Who is Winona LaDuke?
An act that granted U.S. born Native Americans citizenship
Indian Citizenship Act
the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States
Who is Jim Thorpe?
A place that emphasized brotherly love, care of family, self-reliance, and the avoidance of alcohol
What is Native American Church?
a tribe that the meaning of their name means "little snakes"
What is Sioux?
Who is Joe Tohonnie Jr.?
An individual who signed the Indian Removal Act
Who is Andrew Jackson?
A spineless cactus used in Native American ceremonies for spiritual healing