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Quiz 1 Lower Sioux and Minnesota

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many federally recognized Indigenous nations are in the United States?

a)

Less than 500

b)

Over 570

c)

Between 300 and 400

d)

Between 900 and 1,000

2.

How many sovereign Indigenous communities/reservations are in Minnesota?

a)

15

b)

12

c)

5

d)

11

3.

What two Indigenous peoples make up the federally recognized nations in Minnesota?

a)

Dakota and Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)

b)

Dakota and Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)

c)

Annishinaabe (Ojibwe) and Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)

d)

Dakota and Cherokee

4.

How many federally recognized Dakota communities are in Minnesota?

a)

7

b)

5

c)

4

d)

11

5.

How many federally recognized Anishinaabe reservations are there in Minnesota?

a)

7

b)

5

c)

4

d)

11

6.

"Minnesota" is an adaptation of the Dakota word "Mnisota Makoce." What does "Mnisota Makoce" mean?

a)

Land of 10,000 lakes

b)

Land where the water reflects the skies

c)

Land of clear water and sky

d)

Land of blue water and sky

7.

The Dakota place name for this area is "Cansayapi." What does "Cansayapi" mean?

a)

Lower Sioux Indian Community

b)

Redwood Falls

c)

Where the redwood trees grow

d)

Where they marked the trees red

8.

Before European settlement, the Dakota and Ojibwe had how many acres of land to use as they pleased?

a)

15,443,254 acres

b)

55,643,520 acres

c)

105,439,879 acres

d)

52,343,998 acres

9.

The Lower Sioux Indian Community is the most populous Dakota tribe in Minnesota. What is the population of the Lower Sioux Indian Community?

a)

1124

b)

1586

c)

932

d)

776

10.

Members of the Lower Sioux Indian Community, or Cansayapi, are members of the ____________ Band of Dakota.

a)

Sissetunwan

b)

Wahpetunwan

c)

Bdewakantunwan

d)

Wahpekute