Native American History and Culture Quiz 16
Between what years were Native American religions banned in the United States?
1883 to 1978
When did Congress pass the American Indian Religious Freedom Act?
1978
When was President Bill Clinton's Executive Order 13007 enacted allowing Native Americans access to their sacred sites on Federal land?
1996
What animal left it's claw marks on the side of Devil's Tower in Wyoming, while chasing and trying to capture two young Lakota girls?
A giant bear
In the Ojibwe story about the village where the men went across the river to live and the women stayed in the village and after a few years both the men and women realized that they needed each other to live is an example of what in Native American culture and religion?
Balance in nature
What is another name for Devils Tower?
Den of the Bear
What is one problem the Wintu Tribe in northern California and other Indian Tribes encountering concerning their religions?
Indian wannabes copying the Wintu religion
Which three countries have supported and have a vested interest with the University of Arizona on the Mt. Graham binocular telescope project?
Italy, Germany, and The Vatican State
What northern California mountain is a sacred site for the Wintu Tribe?
Mount Shasta
Which mountian in Arizona is a sacred site of the Apache Tribe?
Mt. Graham
What colors are in the Medicine Wheel?
Red, Black, Yellow, and White
What is used to drive out bad Spirits?
Sage
Who were the two Oneida women that started the bingo games in 1976 on the Oneida Reservation?
Sandy Ninham and Alma Webster
What is Mt. Graham the home of that gives the Apache Tribe creation, guidance, strength, knowledge, and direction?
The Mountain Spirit
Which University developed the Mt. Graham project and looked for partners to share the cost to build a large binocular telescope?
The University of Arizona
What does the Medicine Wheel show?
The phases of life All of the skin colors of the people of the world The circle of life (All answers provided)
What can and has happened when non-Native people have performed Sweat Lodge ceremonies?
There have been injuries and even deaths to the people participating in those ceremonies performed by non-Native Americans.
Even with the passage of The American Indian Religious Freedom Act, what can still happen to Indians for practicing their religion?
They can still be arrested and jailed
Why did the Oneida start bingo games on their reservation in 1976?
To pay the electric bill to keep the Community Center open
What is considered sacred by Native Americans and used to give thanks to the spirits?
Tobacco
