November is National Native American Heritage Month, opens a new window. Test your knowledge of Native American history.
| 1. The Spaniards' arrival in North America in the 1500s brought these to the Indian tribes. | a tepee |
| 2. A dwelling in the shape of a cone | b. Navajo |
| 3. The daughter of Chief Powhatan who saved the founder of Jamestown Colony from death. | c. Sitting Bull |
| 4. A dwelling associated with the Iroquois tribe. | d. Sun Dance |
| 5. Who was known as the "Bird Woman". | e. buffalo |
| 6. Important animal of the Plains Indians. | f. Wampanoag |
| 7. A Northwestern tribal ceremony where great amounts of goods are given out. | g. Iroquois |
| 8. The tribe that befriended the Pilgrims when they landed at Plymouth Rock. | h. Potlatch |
| 9. This tribe was used during World War II to transmit secret messages in their language. | i. Seminoles |
| 10. This tribe was undefeated in all of their battles with the U.S. government. | j. Asia |
| 11. The name of the Five-Nation confederacy in the Northwest. | k. horses |
| 12. Which tribe did not live on the Great Plains. | l. Pocahontas |
| 13. The name of the famous medicine man for the Sioux tribe. | m. Sacagawea |
| 14. A ceremony performed by many of the Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains. | n. Hopi |
| 15. According to some archaeologists the first people came to America from this continent. | o. longhouse |
Answers will be posted on the November 18th blog.
Sources:
Library of Congress. National American Indian Heritage Month, opens a new window
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