American Indian Heritage Month

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1. Name 3 Texas Indian tribes or bands.
   http://www.texasindians.com/
   indian~1.htm



2. Wilma Mankiller is the first female Principal Chief of what nation?
   http://www.greatwomen.org/
   women.php?action=viewone&id=104



3. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, a Northern Cheyenne Indian, is a U. S. Senator from which state?
   http://www.senate.gov/~campbell/



4. A __________ is an American Indian dance competition. It is also a time for families and tribes to get together to celebrate their traditions and culture.
   http://www.austinpowwow.org/whatis.htm



5. Name the "Five Civilized Tribes" who, following the Removal Act of 1830, were forced to leave tribal lands in the Southeastern United States and move to reservations Oklahoma.
   http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/society/A0818825.html



6. According to the 2000 Census, which tribe is the largest?
   http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0767349.html



7. In May of 1838 more than 15,000 members of the Cherokee Nation were forcibly removed from their land and moved over 1,000 miles west to reservations in Oklahoma. Over 4,000 Cherokees died during the treacherous journey which is know as _________ .
   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h1567.html



8. "Texas" comes from an Indian word meaning _________ .
   http://www.infoplease.com/spot/aihmnames1.html



9. The Navajo Code Talkers is the game given to hundreds of Navajo radio operators who helped to create an unbreakable secret code based on their native language during which war?
   http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/medals/navajo/index.cfm?flash=yes
   
   Extra: Listen to the code!
   http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/medals/navajo/index.cfm?action=Dictionary



10. Take a visual tour through the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
    • Step 1: Go to the museum website http://www.historywired.si.edu/index.html
    • Step 2: Click on the menu on the left-hand side of the screen and scroll down to select PEOPLE-GROUPS
    • Step 3: Click the blue button on the timeline for AMERICAN INDIAN
    • Step 4: All of the highlighted orange boxes are images of items in the museum that are American Indian. Click around, see the collection, and have fun!