Native American Heritage Month

How many federally recognized tribes are there?

• 19

• 100

• 574

• 258

Which list shows all the federally recognized tribes in New Mexico?

• 20 Tribes:

  1  Taos Pueblo 

    2  Picuris Pueblo

    3  Ohkay Owingeh 

    4  Santa Clara Pueblo

    5  Jicarilla Apache Nation

    6  San Ildefonso Pueblo 

    7  Nambe Pueblo

    8  Pojoaque Pueblo

    9  Tesuque Pueblo

  10  Cochiti Pueblo 

  12  San Felipe Pueblo 

  13  Santa Ana Pueblo

  14  Sandia Pueblo

  15  Zia Pueblo 

  16  Jemez Pueblo

  17  Isleta Pueblo

  18  Acoma Pueblo

  19  Laguna Pueblo

  20  Zuni Pueblo

• 3 Tribes:

  1. Taos Pueblo

  2. Jemez Pueblo

  3. Navajo Nation

• 10 Tribes:

  1  Taos Pueblo 

    2  Picuris Pueblo

    3  Ohkay Owingeh 

    4  Santa Clara Pueblo

    5  Jicarilla Apache Nation

    6  San Ildefonso Pueblo 

    7  Nambe Pueblo

    8  Pojoaque Pueblo

    9  Tesuque Pueblo

  10  Cochiti Pueblo

• 23 Tribes:

  1  Taos Pueblo 

    2  Picuris Pueblo

    3  Ohkay Owingeh 

    4  Santa Clara Pueblo

    5  Jicarilla Apache Nation

    6  San Ildefonso Pueblo 

    7  Nambe Pueblo

    8  Pojoaque Pueblo

    9  Tesuque Pueblo

  10  Cochiti Pueblo 

  12  San Felipe Pueblo 

  13  Santa Ana Pueblo

  14  Sandia Pueblo

  15  Zia Pueblo 

  16  Jemez Pueblo

  17  Isleta Pueblo

  18  Acoma Pueblo

  19  Laguna Pueblo

  20  Zuni Pueblo

  21  Mescalero Apache Tribe

  22  Ft. Sill Apache Tribe

  23  Navajo Nation  

How many federally recognized tribes are in New Mexico?

• 23

• 10

• 3

• 20

Which statement is most true?

• Native Americans were around a long time ago, but are mostly gone now.

• Native Americans still live all over the United States.

True or False: Native Nations have sovereignty, meaning they have the power to make rules and exercise control and power over native people and lands.

• True

• False

True or False: The Unites States government always kept the promises made in treaties to Native Nations.

• True

• False

Which word means that the leaders have the power to make rules?

• assimilation

• sovereign

• termination

• relocation

True or False: Some treaties forced native people to leave their homes or sell the lands where their ancestors lived.

• True

• False

Which word means that a group of people is expected to adopt the beliefs and practices of another group of people?

• sovereign

• relocation

• termination

• assimilation

Which term means

native to a place?

• sovereign

• culture

• indigenous