First Nations F&C

What does assimilation mean?

• The process of learning a new language without cultural influence.
• A method of preserving one's own cultural identity.
• The act of isolating oneself from other cultures.
• The process of adopting the cultural traits of another group.

Why were Native American peoples continually forced onto smaller and small reservations?

• Due to westward expansion, broken treaties, and government policies

• To encourage urban migration to larger cities on the West Coast

• To promote agricultural development of the Great Plains region

• To protect Native American cultures from assimilation by Europeans

What is cultivation?

• Cultivation is the act of harvesting crops.
• Cultivation is growing and domestication of crops.

• Cultivation refers to the process of watering plants.
• Cultivation is the method of selling agricultural products.

How did Paleolithic people arrive in North America?

• by boat from Asia

• by boat from Europe

• by land bridge from Asia

• by land bridge from Europe

What does it mean to be a sovereign people?

• People who are ruled by a monarchy.

• People who depend on foreign governments for decisions.

• People who have the right and ability to govern themselves independently.

• People who have no rights to self-governance.

What do you call a group of people who move from place to place in search of food?

• Agrarian
• Precolumbian
• Nomadic
• Society

What is a Native American reservation?

• an appointment for Native Americans

• land set aside for Native American use

• something Native Americans are fearful of

• something Native Americans set aside

Why is Chief Oshkosh credited with saving the lifestyle and identity of the Menominee people?

• He opposed the Menominee's traditional practices.
• He focused solely on economic development.
• He advocated for their rights and sovereignty.

• He encouraged assimilation into European culture.

Native American spiritual beliefs can be best categorized as?

• Animistic
• Rationalistic
• Theistic
• Materialistic

Which Native American group is not native to Wisconsin

• Oneida

• Menominee
• HoChunk

• Ojibwe