It is National Native American Heritage Month! How much do you know about Native American history?

Since 1994, the United States has officially honored the first Americans for the month of November.

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Which tribe did the pilgrims celebrate the first Thanksgiving?

Navajo

Cheyenne

Wampanoag

All of the above

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True or False? Before the pilgrims came from Europe, Native Americans lived only in the Western half of the country.

True

False

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Which present-day state did the Cherokee tribe go to when the Trail of Tears happened?

Texas

Oklahoma

Nevada

Mexico

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Which tribe did Chief Sitting Bull (also known as Tatanka-Iotanka) belong to?

Apache

Iroquois

Cherokee

Lakota

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In 1972, Native Americans participated in a march in Washington, D.C., called the "Trail of Broken Treaties" to protest the U.S. government's broken promises to the Native population. The protesters occupied which federal building for six days after the march?

Treasury building

Bureau of Indian Affairs

The Senate Building

The White House

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Who was the first Native American to serve as senator and the first to serve as vice president of the United States?

Charles Eastman

Edward Bushyhead

Charles Curtis 

Fred Waite 

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When did the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian open?

2004

2018

1999

2003

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How many federally recognized tribal nations exist in the United States?

26

115

238

574

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What was the largest empire in the pre-Columbian Americas called?

Inca Empire

Aztec Empire

Mayan Empire

Moche Empire

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Which Native American tribe has the most land and largest population in the United States?

Seneca Nation

Cherokee Nation

Navajo Nation

Lakota Nation