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Approximately 100% of the population of North America was Native American at the time of initial contact with Europe. (22)
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Disease was the biggest cause of death for Native Americans upon European contact. (29)
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The Iroquois Confederacy was one of the models for the U.S. Constitution. (13)
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Crispus Attucks' mother was a member of the Natick tribe. (21) 1723-1770
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The proclamation of 1763 was partly designed to preserve land west of the Appalachian Mountains for Native Americans. (14)
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The majority of Native American nations allied with the British during the American Revolution. (12)
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The first treaty signed between Native Americans and the U.S. government was in 1778. (27)
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Tecumseh and his brother Tenskawatawa united the Eastern Tribes to resist United States expansion in the Ohio Valley and beyond. (7)
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Approximately 20,000 Native Americans in California had the status of slaves in the region's missions in 1820. (28)
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The Trail of Tears was the forced migration of the Cherokee in the first half of the 19th century. (1) 1831-1837
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The Cherokee were forced to move from Georgia to Indian Territory. (2) 1831-1837
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The reservation system set aside parcels of land for distinct Native American groups. (10)
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Chief Joseph attempted to lead the Nez Perce to Canada. (17)
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The Carlisle School was an example of European Aericans assimilating Native American children. (18) 1879-1918
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Native American boarding schools forbid children from speaking their own language. (19) 1879-1918
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The Dawes Act in 1887 banned Native Americans from owning land as a group. (15)
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Wounded Knee is considered the decisive final battle in the European settling of the western United States. (5)
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The Ghost Dance was a spiritual movement by Native Americans to resist European domination. (6)
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Jim Thorpe won gold medals in the 1912 Olympics and was considered the greatest athelete in the world at the time. (8)
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Native Americans were recognized as U.S. citizens in 1924. (16)
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Charles Curtis was the name of the only U.S. Vice President with Native American bloodlines. (30) 1929-1933
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The Navajo language was used as a code by the U.S. military in World War Two. (11) 1941-1945
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The American Indian Movement was the organization set up in 1968 to fight for Native American rights. (3)
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From 1969-1971 Native Americans occupied Alcatraz in San Francisco to force the Federal Government to honor one of its treaties. (20) 1969-1971
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The Trail of Broken Treaties was a political action in 1972 designed to raise awareness about the plight Native Americans. (4)
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It was illegal for Native Aericans to practice their religion until 1978. (9)
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Approximately 1% of the population of North America is Native American today. (23)
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New York currently has the largest Native American population by number. (24)
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Military is the government capacity in which Native Americans are the highest represented per capita. (26)
