American Heritage

Native Americans have always had a great respect for nature.

• True
• False

The Indians who came here long ago are called Indians, because they came from India. 

• true
• false

Some historians believe that our own government was modeled after the Iroquois Confederacy.

• true
• false

The Navajo way of life changed with the introduction of sheep in the 1500s and 1600s.

• true
• false

The Miwok tribe used tar to seal the seams on their boats. 

• true
• false

 Many Native American tribes pass down their history through _______________.

• large encyclopedias
• Google Drive
• FaceBook
• Storytelling

Natives settled in six basic areas including ...

• the southeast and southwest 
• the eastern woodlands and Great Plains
•  the eastern woodlands and California inter-mountain area 
• all of the above 

Which was the first Native American tribe to have its own written language.

• Anasazi
• Cherokee
• Lakota
• Chumash

Which parts of the buffalo might a Kiowa tribesperson use?

• They used everything, including the refuse. 
• They didn't use buffalo, because they were extinct.
• Only the meat and the skin 
• None of the above

Which tribe was considered the best known traders of the Northwest coast?

• Chumash
• Chinook
• Mojave
• Makah