Native American Heritage Month

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  1. 2. Word meaning "the people" in the Inuktitut language
  2. 4. What is the Lakota formation Tunkasila Sakpe Paha known as now?
  3. 6. The 31st VP of the United States (longtime senator from Kansas and sports ancestry of the Kaw, Osage, and Potawatomi)
  4. 8. The birth name of General Ely Parker, born to the Seneca tribe (he wrote the Union's conditions of surrender to the Confederates during the Civil War)
  5. 9. Not all Native American nations have their own ____.
  6. 12. The first _______ in a Native American language began publishing in 1828.
  7. 13. Oldest Earthwork Mound complex in North America (dated about 5400 years ago, making it older than the pyramids and Stonehenge)
  8. 14. What percentage of the US population identifies as Native Americans?
  9. 16. Native American group who commonly served as code talkers during WW2 (the code they made was never cracked by the Japanese)
  10. 17. The People of the South Wind are known as the ____ people.
  11. 18. The _____ __ _____ was a series of forced displacements of approx 60,000 American Indians of the "Five Civilized Tribes" between 1830 and 1850 by the United States government
Down
  1. 1. What year were Native Americans granted American Citizenship?
  2. 3. In 1990, Congress and what President passed the law designating November as the first National American Indian Heritage month?
  3. 5. Which Chief is known for uniting many Native American communities to stand against the United States government in the Battle of the Little Bighorn?
  4. 7. First Native community to sign a treaty with the United States government.
  5. 8. Which Native American Confederacy is considered one of the oldest living democracies in the world?
  6. 10. The ____ _____ spans the greatest land area in the United States.
  7. 11. What percentage of Native Americans living in the United States today live on reservations?
  8. 15. What is the most commonly used Native American language?