Indigenous Peoples' Day

What does the word "Indigenous" mean?

• originating or occurring naturally in a particular place

• foreign

• friendly

• indivisible

American Indian is another name for Indigenous peoples in North America.

• True

• False

Native American is another name for Indigenous peoples in North America.

• True

• False

Most Indigenous peoples would prefer to be called by the title of their nation or tribe.

• True

• False

Check ALL the examples of different Indigenous nations or tribes. (There are more than 1.)

• Cree

• Algonquin

• Mohawk

• Crocodile

The word "Indian" can be hurtful to some Indigenous peoples.

• True

• False

Each nation has their own culture with their own languages, laws, and spiritual beliefs.

• True

• False

Indigenous peoples all speak the same language.

• True

• False

Christopher Columbus killed Indigenous peoples.

• True

• False

Christopher Columbus tried to help the Indigenous peoples he encountered in the Americas.

• True

• False