Native Heritage Month 2026

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Across
  1. 4. the return of indigenous land and life.
  2. 7. first general study in 1928 of the conditions and lives of 'American Indians.'
  3. 8. originally a phrase to refer to Oklahoma but has become an internet shorthand for Indigenous Peoples in North America to refer to themselves. The initial acronym can also mean 'Not Dead Natives.'
Down
  1. 1. the inherent authority of Native Nations to govern themselves, their people, and land stewardship.
  2. 2. supreme law of the land.
  3. 3. those who have creation stories, and not colonization stories (Tuck & Yang, 2012).
  4. 5. a socio-political movement and a rallying cry for the return of indigenous land and life.
  5. 6. a 2016 Indigenous-led grassroots movement.