WorksheetsIndigenous American Heritage Month
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
When Europe "discovered" the Americas, there were already _____ Native Americans and Indigenous peoples living there.
51 million
60 million
50 million
52 million
The land we live on was primarily inhabited by what indigenous tribe?
Iowa
Yankton
Omaha
Cherokee
There are approximately _____ Indian land areas in the U.S. administered as federal Indian reservations, covering more than _____ acres.
351; 58 million
348; 62 million
328; 56 million
326; 56 million
How many Native American Reservations are in Nebraska today?
none
1
3
5
There are over _____ Native Americans and Native Alaskans living in the United States today representing over _____ federally recognized tribes.
9.8 million; 578
9 million; 500
10 million; 588
10 million; 600
In 1916, _____, a member of the _____, rode horseback from state to state to get endorsements from 24 state governments to establish a day to honor American Indians, resulting in the very first American Indian Day. It was held in New York on the second Saturday in May 1916.
Red Fox James; Seneca
Dr. Arthur C. Parker; Blackfeet Nation
Dr. Arthur C. Parker; Seneca
Red Fox James; Blackfeet Nation
Which US President designated the month of November as National American Indian Heritage Month?
Bill Clinton
George H.W. Bush
Jimmy Carter
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Which president was the first to recognize Indigenous People's Day as a National Holiday, which will now be held each year on October 11?
President Biden
President Trump
President Obama
President Bush
In 1830, _____ signed the _____, which empowered the federal government to take Native-held land east of Mississippi and forcibly relocate Native people from their homes in Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, Florida, and Tennessee to "Indian territory" in what is now Oklahoma.
President Andrew Jackson; Indian Removal Act
President Andrew Jackson; Indian Relocation Act
President John Quincy Adams; Indian Removal Act
President Martin Van Buren; Indian Relocation Act
In 2020, Rep Deb Haaland was the first Indigenous American to be selected to a cabinet position. Haaland is the Secretary of...
State
the Interior
Defense
Housing and Urban Development
Yesterday, a canoe was recovered from the bottom of a Wisconsin lake. Thought to be from the Ho-Chunk tribe, the canoe is the oldest intact boat ever found in the state. It is estimated to be _______ years old.
300
600
900
1200
Native Americans were given the right to vote in 1924, but it took another _____ (enter number) years for all 50 states to allow them voting rights.
10
20
30
40
