Native American Heritage Month

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  1. 1. This president designated November as National Native American Heritage Month in 1990.
  2. 4. This tribe is considered Colorado's oldest continuous residents.
  3. 7. This Tlingit activist was responsible for Alaska's Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945, the first state or territorial anti-discrimination law enacted in the United States.
  4. 9. This is the traditional name of the largest federally recognized tribe in the United States.
  5. 10. This grassroots movement was formed in Minneapolis in 1968 to fight for Native Rights.
  6. 11. This infamous massacre of innocent Cheyenne and Arapahoe took place in 1864 in Southeastern Colorado.
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  1. 2. This Native confederacy directly inspired the Founding Fathers when they designed the US govt
  2. 3. The ancestors of this modern tribe are famous for building the beautiful cliff dwellings in Southern Colorado.
  3. 5. This Kaw Nation & Osage man was the first Native American to serve in US Congress.
  4. 6. This Cherokee actor was the first Native American to win an Academy Honorary Award.
  5. 8. This Laguna Pueblo woman is first Native American woman elected as a U.S. state governor, winning the New Mexico gubernatorial election in November 2026.