Native American Heritage Month

Approximately how many Native Americans live in the United States today?

• 9,000

• 900,000

• 9 million

• 9 billion

In 1916, Red Fox James, a member of the Blackfeet Nation, rode state to state by __________ to get endorsements from 24 state governments to establish a day to honor American Indians.

• horseback

• train

• car

• plane

Prior to Europeans arriving in the Americas, how many indigenous people were living there?

• 9 million

• 20 million

• 50 million

• 100 million

The year 1924 marks the year (pick 2):

• Native Americans were given United States citizenship

• The year the Trail of Tears began

• The year Native Americans were given the right to vote

• The year with the highest Native American population

In the United States, the Native American population is:

• growing

• decreasing

The largest Native American tribal group is:

• Lumbee

• Iroquois

• Navaho

• Cherokee

During WWII Native Americans helped the war effort by:

• providing essential materials

• helping to encode secret messages

• helping to decode secret messages

• by leading major spy efforts