Native American Heritage Month Quiz

When is Native American Heritage Month celebrated?

• October
• November
• December
• January

When was the first American Indian Day observed?

• 1912
• 1915
• 1916
• 1924

Who officially declared the month of November as Native American Heritage Month?

• Richard Nixon
• Ronald Reagan
• George H.W. Bush
• Barack Obama

Which American state has the highest percentage of Native Americans?

• California
• Texas
• New Mexico
• Alaska

Which Federal Act provides for the protection of Native American cultural items?

• Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
• American Indian Religious Freedom Act
• Native American Languages Act
• Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

What was the code talking strategy used by the Native Americans in World War II?

• Choctaw Code
• Navajo Code
• Apache Code
• Comanche Code

Who was the first Native American to serve as a Vice President of the United States?

• Charles Curtis
• Ben Nighthorse Campbell
• Elouise Pepion Cobell
• Wilma Mankiller

What's the name of a Native American activist who famously refused Marlon Brando's Oscar in 1973 in protest of the portrayal of Native Americans in Hollywood?

• Molly Spotted Elk
• Gowongo Mohawk
• Rainbow Dickerson
• Sacheen Littlefeather

Which Hunkpapa Lakota leader led his people during years of resistance to United States government policies?

• Crazy Horse
• Geronimo
• Sitting Bull
• Tecumseh

Who is Suzan Shown Harjo?

• A well-known Native American actress
• A respected Native American rights activist
• A famous Native American painter
• A Pulitzer-winning journalist