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Population of the US(Natives) at Initial Contact
At the time of initial contact with Europe, North America was approximately 100% Natives in population. -
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Main Crops of the Natives
Corn, Squash, and Beans were the three main crops that the Natives ate. -
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Interdependent Crops
Corn, Squash, and Beans were called the Three Sisters Crop because they grew dependent of each other. -
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Blackfoot and Sioux Tribes
These two tribes were very proficient at hunting. -
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Salish Tribe
This tribe got most of its food through fishing. -
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Resourcefulness
The Natives used every part of the buffalo, from the meat, to the hair, to the bones and hide. -
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Symbolic Fish
The Salmon is symbolic to many Native Tribes, and it is very taboo to disrespect it -
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Farming
The Cherokee and Navajo Tribes were expert farmers. -
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Navajos Adapt to Europeans
Despite the Europeans hunting all their cattle, they stood back up and began to raise the European livestock and plants, like cows. -
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Europeans bring over new food
The Natives used a lot of wheat and cows ever since the Europeans brought them over. -
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Crispus Attuck's Mother
His Mother was a member of the Natick Tribe. -
Proclamation of 1763
ACTUALLY issued on Oct 7, this forbid settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
Native American and British Alliance
The Native Americans primarily sided with the British. -
The First Treaty
The First Treaty between the Natives and the US is the Treaty of Ford Pitt, singed in 1778. -
US Constitution Model
The US Constitution was modeled after the Iroquois Confederation, along with many others. -
Tecumseh and Bro.
Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa were the brothers who united the eastern tribe to resist the European expansion in the Ohio Valley and beyond. -
Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was a forced relocation of the Native American nations of the SouthEastern parts of the US. -
Cherokee forced out of Territory(Trail of Tears)
The Cherokee were forced out of their homes from Georgia to Oklahoma. -
Reservations
The Reservation system set apart land for distinct Native American Groups. -
Nez Perce War
In the near defeat of the Nez Perce, Cheif Joesph attempts to lead his tribe to Canada. -
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Carlisle School
This was an example of Europeans assimilating Native Children. -
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Native American Boarding Schools
The schools forbid the children to speak their language. -
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Alcatraz Occupied
The Natives occupied Alcatraz in San Francisco, California, to force the Federal Government to honor one of its Treaties. -
Dawes Act
The Dawes Act banned Native Americans from owning land as a group. -
Jim Thorpe
This man was an professional athlete of many sports; he is of Native American Descent. -
Ghost Dance
This was a spiritual movement to resist European domination. -
Wounded Knee
Wounded Knee is considered the final, decisive battle of the Europeans settling in the United States. -
Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
Native Americans were not recognized until 1924. -
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Charles Curtis
He was the only US Vice President with Native Descent. -
Buffalo Over Hunting
The US hunted all the buffalo that the Natives depended on. -
Navajo Code
The Navajo Language was used as a code by the US in World War II. -
American Indian Movement
This organization was set in 1968 to advocate for Native American rights. -
The Trail of Broken Treaties
This was a political action in 1972 to raise awareness of the struggles of the Native American people. -
Religion Ban Lifted
It was illegal for the Native American People to practice their religion(despite the Mayflower people came to this land to escape religious prosecution) until 1978 -
Percentage of Natives in NA, Present Time
Approximately 1% of the population of NA is Natives. -
Most Natives by Population(City)
New York currently has the most Natives in the US, by population. -
Natives in the Military
Native Americans are the most represented per capita in the Military.
