Native Americans in the United States

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/native-americans-in-the-united-states

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What did Native American tribes do in the Arctic tundra?They hunted marine mammals and built igloos or sod houses.
2. How did Pueblo peoples grow crops in the Southwest?They built complex irrigation systems to grow maize, beans, and squash.

Genocide: The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.
Tribal Sovereignty: The inherent, plenary power of Native American tribes to govern themselves, their members, and their territories.
Self-Determination: The right of a people to choose their own political status and to freely pursue their economic, social, and cultural development.