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1. The people native to this land are called Indians
because they came from India.
False
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2. It is a known fact that the Native people of this
land came from Asia.
False
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3. All Native Americans have the same traditions and
share a common Native religion.
False
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4. All Native Americans used the tepee as a form of
housing.
False
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5. Native American religion was based on nature worship
and a pantheon of different gods that represented the
forces of nature.
False
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6. Native economy was based on the wampum bead as
a medium of exchange.
False
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7. Native social structure was based on a chief, who
headed the village, and his family, who were considered
royalty, such as the Indian princess.
False
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8. Painted symbols on Native faces were to frighten
an enemy.
False
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9. The pipe is a sacred symbol of all creation and
the tobacco smoked in it has a spiritual meaning.
True
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10. Certain feathers hold special meaning for some
Native people and the way they are worn or displayed
can serve to identify that person’s accomplishments.
True
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11. In what year was the last armed Indian uprising
on the North American continent?
1994 — the conflict between the Peasant
Natives of the State of Chiapas, Mexico, against
the government of Mexico. They were fighting to
lift themselves out of what they feel was government-imposed
poverty. (Check out the conflicts at Salamanca,
NY, and Oka and Canawaga, Quebec, Canada.)
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12. What was the head gear that Woodland chiefs most
commonly wore?
A deer and porcupine roach, a cloth turban
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13. What was the number-one killer of Native
people when they had first contact with Europeans?
Disease
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14. Name the three staple foods of the Woodland Native
people (also known as the Three Sisters).
Corn, beans, squash
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15. At this time, what is the earliest
known date for any Native American artifact?
33500 B.C., although a new find has been
tentatively dated 47000 B.C., which is about
the same time that Neanderthals were in Europe.
This new find is in Brazil.
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16. Where was that artifact found?
Argentina
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17. What is the name of the common theory that is
used in textbooks to describe the origin of, and the
supposed migration of, Native people of this hemisphere?
Bering Straits Theory or the Land Bridge
Theory
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In our culture there are names or titles used to describe
Native people and their role or the position of responsibility
they hold within their nation. See how many you can
identify. (While the major Native names were used historically,
they are now considered racist when used in certain
situations!)
a. An Indian baby is called a Papoose
b. An Indian woman is a Squaw
c. An Indian leader is a Chief
d. An Indian man is a Buck
e. An Indian warrior is a Brave
f. An Indian healer is a Medicine man
g. The daughter of the head man is an Indian
princess
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19. The major Native American holiday that
is celebrated once a year is called
Thanksgiving
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20. Who said, "The only good Indian is
a dead Indian"?
William Tecumseh Sherman
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21. Most Hollywood movies use real Native American
music.
False
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22. Native Americans wore charms or talismans made
from animal or plant parts to give them good luck.
False
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23. Arrowheads are usually as long as the hunter’s
first finger.
False
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24. Ideas for parts of the documents on which we base
our form of government were copied from the Iroquois
Six Nations, and Benjamin Franklin discussed the ideas
with tribal leaders.
True
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25. Woodland Native women had as much power as men
within the tribal structure and had a voice in tribal
government.
True
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