"Civilized" Tribes
Sources Say
AIM
Vocabulary
Classroom Procedures
100

This tribe was the only one to successfully survive in their region. It was done through Guerrilla Warfare in the swamps.

Seminoles

100

Notes from Jeff's class on Native American Boarding School

Tertiary

100

After this prison island closed it was occupied by AIM from 1969-1971

Alcatraz

100

Being forced to leave one's home or homeland, often because of war, policies, or colonization

Displacement

100

Why did you mark me absent?

You weren't here

200

This tribe utilized Legal & Political defense such as diplomacy and court challenges

Cherokee

200

A letter from Andrew Jackson describing his pure hatred of Native Americans to the government.

Primary

200

AIM, inspired by the Black Panthers, formed this neighborhood watch group as one of their first actions.

AIM Patrol

200

The right of a group or nation to govern itself and make its own laws.

Sovereignty

200

How long do you have to turn in an assignment after the due date?

Two weeks

300

This tribe utilized Strategic Negotiation by delaying and demanding cash

Chickasaw

300

A documentary about life at boarding schools with interviews from people who lived and experienced it

Tertiary

300

After occupying the abandoned coast guard station in Milwaukee, AIM turned it into these two places.

A school and rehabilitation/detox center

300

This federal agency responsible for implementing policies, laws, and programs dealing with Native People

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)

300

What happens if I use AI?

The biggest 0 ever, maybe even jail, probably not, but definitely a 0.

400
This tribe utilized Public Protest & Treaty Bargaining with petitions to maintain land

Choctaw

400

A pile of traditional clothing found buried at one of the abandoned boarding schools

Primary

400

This landmark was occupied by AIM in 1970 in response to the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie which promised the Sioux nation rights over this sacred land.

Mount Rushmore

400

Movements, organizations, or identities that bring together people from many different Native American tribes

Pan-Tribalism

400

When can I go to the bathroom?

After the first 10 minutes or before the last 10 minutes

500

This tribe utilized Petitions & Armed Resistance. They fought wars for treaty rights.

Creek (Muscogee)

500

Town gossip from your neighbor about the local woman being accused of witchcraft.

Secondary

500

This is the name of the school in Minneapolis founded by AIM which graduated more Native American students than the other Minneapolis schools combined.

Heart of the Earth Survivor School

500

Living in or associated with a city with the qualities or characteristics of being indigenous

Urban Indigeneity

500

Why did Jeff say no when I asked to go to the bathroom in the middle of class?

You just walk up to him with the pass