Tribes and Nations
This Native nation lived in the Great Plains and followed buffalo herds.
What is the Lakota (Sioux)?
This circular Native dwelling was commonly used by Plains tribes.
What is a tipi (teepee)?
This event forced many Native tribes to relocate west in the 1830s.
What is the Trail of Tears?
Many Native languages were traditionally passed down this way.
What is oral tradition?
Pocahontas was associated with which tribe?
What is the Powhatan Confederacy?
This Native nation traditionally lived in longhouses in the Northeast.
What is the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee)?
This ceremony often includes drumming, dancing, and regalia.
What is a powwow?
This law of 1830 allowed the U.S. government to remove Native tribes from their lands.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
This writing system was created by Sequoyah for the Cherokee.
What is the Cherokee syllabary?
This famous Native leader led resistance at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Who is Sitting Bull?
The Navajo people call themselves this, meaning “the people.”
What is Diné?
Dreamcatchers originated with this tribe.
Who are the Ojibwe (Chippewa)?
This 1973 protest occurred at Wounded Knee, South Dakota.
What is the Wounded Knee Occupation?
This animal is a sacred symbol for many Plains tribes.
What is the buffalo (bison)?
This Apache leader resisted U.S. and Mexican forces.
Who is Geronimo?
This tribe is the largest federally recognized Native nation in the U.S.
What is the Navajo Nation?
This sacred plant is traditionally used in ceremonies for cleansing.
What is sage?
This 1890 massacre marked the end of armed Native resistance in the Plains.
What is the Wounded Knee Massacre?
This Native symbol often represents protection and guidance.
What is an eagle feather?
This Native woman helped guide Lewis and Clark.
Who is Sacagawea?
This Pacific Northwest tribe is famous for its totem poles.
What are the Tlingit?
This belt made of shells was used to record history and treaties.
What is a wampum belt?
This federal policy aimed to assimilate Native Americans by breaking up tribal lands.
What is the Dawes Act?
This Navajo code helped the U.S. win battles in World War II.
What is the Navajo Code Talkers’ code?
This modern Native author wrote There There.
Who is Tommy Orange?