Columbus Day or 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

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

• True

• False

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

Where did Columbus land in 1492?

• Florida

• California

• a Caribbean island that is part of the Bahamas

• Brazil

Christopher Columbus discovered North America.

• True

• False

Christopher Columbus was born in what country?

• Italy

• Spain

• France