Top 99 Questions About Native Americans
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- Who is an American Indian?
- Where did American Indians come from originally?
- Why are native peoples referred to as Indians?
- Which is correct: American Indian or Native American?
- How many American Indians and Alaska Natives are there?
- Who are Native American families?
- Are the numbers of American Indians declining today?
- What are the reason for the rise?
- Why does the government refer to indigenous people in Alaska as Alaska Natives instead of as American Indians?
- Are Native Hawaiians considered America Indians?
- What is a tribe?
- How many tribes are there?
- OK, there are a lot of different tribes, but aren’t American Indians pretty much the same as a group?
- Which is the largest tribe?
- Are Indian tribes and Indian Nations the same?
- Can any tribe be federally recognized?
- When was the last time a tribe won federal recognition?
- What powers do the tribes, as nations, hold?
- What kind of governments do the tribes run?
- What is the Tribal Council?
- Are reservations and tribal governments the same?
- What is a reservation?
- Why is it called a reservation?
- Do all American Indians live on reservations?
- How much land do Native Americans hold?
- What is trust land?
- Who owns reservations?
- Has the government tried to take away tribal land?
- What kind of mineral reserves are on tribal land?
- What is Indian Country?
- What are the living conditions in Indian Country?
- What is tribal sovereignty?
- How does sovereignty work?
- Is sovereignty largely symbolic today?
- What is the government-to-government relationship?
- What is sovereign immunity?
- Do States have jurisdiction over American Indians or their land?
- Do American Indians have to obey the same laws as non-Indians?
- Are Indians American citizens?
- Can American Indians vote?
- Do Native Americans pay state or federal taxes?
- What are treaties?
- What agreements did the treaties contain?
- Why did European settlers enter into treaties with the tribes?
- Why did the tribes agree to the treaties?
- Were the treaties broken?
- What is trust responsibility?
- Are treaties still valid?
- Do treaties grant Native Americans special rights today?
- Are treaties being challenged?
- What is the American Indian Movement?
- What soes the Bureau of Indians Affairs do?
- How does someone qualify for BIA services?
- What services does the BIA provide?
- What other federal offices work with tribes?
- Do American Indians have the right to hold elective office?
- Do Native Americans serve in the U.S. Armed Forces?
- Who regulates Indian casinos?
- What is the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act?
- How much money do Indian gaming operators make each year?
- Is Indian gaming a major player in the gambling industry?
- Do all tribes have casino gambling?
- Do the tribes pay taxes on their revenues?
- Are individual tribes getting rich from casinos?
- Are individual Indians getting rich from casinos?
- Why are Indian casinos a popular enterprise among the tribes?
- Do all American Indians favor gaming?
- What is a tribal school?
- How many American Indian students attend public schools off the reservations?
- How many American Indians are high school graduates?
- How are tribes exercising their status as sovereign nations?
- What is a tribal college?
- How do graduation rates for American Indians compare with the general population?
- What percentage of the American Indian population holds degrees?
- Do Native Americans get a free college education?
- How are tribal colleges funded?
- Do American Indians speak their own language?
- How many American Indian languages are still spoken?
- Which are the most common languages?
- Were there written Indian languages?
- American Indian languages continuing to die out?
- What is being done to preserve American Indian languages?
- Is there an American Indian religion?
- How many American Indians identify themselves as Christians?
- Are Native Americans free to practice their Native religion?
- Where do Native Americans go to worship?
- What is a sweat lodge?
- What is a vision quest?
- How does tobacco figure in American Indian religion?
- Did Native Americans learn about tobacco from White Settlers?
- What is a peace pipe?
- Why is an eagle feather significant to American Indians?
- How do American Indians obtain the feathers of a protected bird like the eagle?
- What is a medicine bundle?
- Why do Native Americans object to the use of Indian symbols, like feathers and face paint, in U.S. sports?
- What is a Powwow?
- Are non-Natives welcome at powwows?
- What are teepees?
- How are tribes exercising their status as sovereign nations?
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