Native American Heritage Month - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.

1. Number of federally recognized American Indian tribes
   574
2. Concentrated food consisting of dried pulverized meat, dried berries, and rendered fat
   Pemmican
3. Type of cured acorn eaten by people near the Columbia River Valley
   Chinook olives
4. Corn limed with an alkaline salt, using a Native American technique known as nixtamalization
   Hominy
5. Year Native Americans were granted citizenship
   1924
6. Spirit (Hopi)
   Catori
7. Chief, leader, or big and superior (Chinook)
   Tyee
8. This actor currently stars as Tribal Chairman Thomas Rainwater in the hit series Yellowstone and is of Comanche ancestry
   Gil Birmingham
9. Made from the large intestines of a hog
   Chitterling/ Chitlin
10. A powder made from sassafras leaves used by the Choctaw people for flavoring and thickening soups and stews
    Filé
11. This tribe has lived in the Great Lakes region for at least 4 centuries
    Potawatomi
12. Firendly (Apache)
    Elan
13. The largest tribal grouping
    Cherokee
14. Owl (Choctaw)
    Opa
15. Used to create a silky pudding that doubles as breakfast and dessert
    Chia
16. A Lenape hunter's food made of parched cornmeal mixed with maple sugar
    Psindamoakan
17. She became the first Native American to serve as a cabinet secretary and is a member of the Pueblo of Laguna
    Deb Haaland
18. A sacred food found in the Northwest and revered by local tribes, many of which define themselves as Salmon People
    Salmon
19. Historic Indian traditions used many plants and herbs and remedies or in spiritual celebrations, creating a connection with spirits and the afterlife
    Healing Rituals
20. This sport was ideal for training young Native Americans in the art of battle, but was rooted in tribal tradition where the ball represents the sun and the moon and, according to legend, the gods tossed back and forth
    Lacrosse
21. This tribe dominated much of northern Mexico, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas for hundreds of years
    Apache
22. This Hall of Fame ex-Cincinnati Red has been called the greatest catcher in baseball history and is of Choctaw descent
    Johnny Bench
23. Also known as Ojibwa or Anishinaabe people, this tribe populates the region of Lake Superior
    Chippewa
24. Friend (Sioux)
    Dakota
25. Commonly known as wild rice, but is technically an indigenous grain
    Manoomin
26. Marked with dancing, feasting, fasting, and religious observations, this late summer ceremony usually last for 3 days and is tied to the ripening of the corn crops
    Green Corn Festivals
27. Often taken by older children before puberty to find themselves and their life's direction
    Vision Quests
28. This boxer turned actor is known for his role as Machete and is part of the Yaqui people
    Danny Trejo
29. Term derives from the Narragansett word which means spiritual leader describing an event where people meet to dance, sing, socialize, and honor American Indian culture
    Pow-Wows
30. This tribe populates NW Montana and is one of the 10 largest tribes in the US
    Blackfeet
31. Fire (Kichwa)
    Nina
32. This Kansas House Representative is the first openly LGBT Native American elected to the US Congress and is a member of the Ho-Chunk people
    Sharice Davids
33. Soup made from ground hickory nuts
    Kanuchi
34. People of a different language (Sioux)
    Cheyenne
35. She who arranges rocks (Nex Perce)
    Kaya
36. This tribe populates SE Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia
    Shawnee
37. Year Native Americans were finally allowed to vote in all 50 states
    1964
38. Bitter (Zuni)
    Malia
39. The largest tribe in the US originated in the SE, but now occupies Oklahoma
    Cherokee
40. In 2002, he became the first Native American to fly in space and is a member of the Chickasaw Nation
    John Herrington
41. Willow Tree (Navajo)
    Kai
42. People of a different speech (Cherokee)
    Cherokee
43. Year when November was designated National American Indian Heritage Month
    1990
44. Butterfly (Blackfeet)
    Aponi
45. One of the most iconic Native American dishes includes flour and lard
    Fry bread
46. This tribe's ancestral homeland spanned parts of Mississippi, eastern Louisiana, and western Alabama
    Choctaw
47. This actor is famous for his portrayal of Aquaman and is Native Hawaiian with Pawnee ancestry
    Jason Mamoa
48. This tribe calls themselves the Unconquered People and occupy parts of south and central Florida
    Seminole
49. First daughter (Sioux)
    Winona
50. This tribe populates the northern Great Plains and consist of the Dakota and Lakota people
    Sioux
51. The second largest tribe populating NE Arizona, NW New Mexico, and SE Utah
    Navajo
52. One of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of pop is of Cherokee ancestry
    Jimi Hendrix
53. Part of a series of forced displacements of approx. 60k Native Americans between 1830-1850
    The Trail of Tears
54. A celebration knowing that it was an end to life on Earth, but believing it to be the start of life in the Spirit World
    Death Ceremonies
55. Full of grace or beautiful (Zuni)
    Elu
56. This tribe lives in the heart of the Florida Everglades
    Miccosukee
57. Number of federal Indian reservations covering more than 56mm acres
    326
58. Corn, beans, and squash are often planted together using a technique known as companion planting
    Three sisters
59. The night (Algonquin)
    Koko
60. The Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman is of Mohican ancestry
    Anthony Kiedis
61. Considered to be an ancient superfood of the Sonoran Desert
    Tepary beans
62. This Central Plains tribe are based in Oklahoma
    Pawnee
63. Also known as the Haudenosuanee, this tribe populates upstate New York and Ontario
    Iroquois
64. This tribe populates the Great Basin
    Ute
65. Connected with eating and drinking of tea made of the dried fruit of a small cactus
    Peyote Worship
66. Number of states that recognize Native American Day or Indigenous People's Day as a state holiday
    5
67. This tribe occupies territories of north central Indiana, Michigan, and western Ohio
    Miami
68. Little raven or crow (Arapaho)
    Hosa
69. Once roamed the Great Plains and were considered sacred to the Lakota and other local tribes
    Bison
70. Made with cornmeal and beans, popular among the Cherokee people
    Bean bread
71. US population that identifies as Native Americans
    9.1mm
72. The #1 overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft and former Oklahoma Sooner QB is a member of the Cherokee Nation
    Sam Bradford
73. The Shoshone tribe consider its cheeks and eyes delicacies and the roe is prized for its relationship to renewal
    Rainbow trout
74. Number of Indigenous languages spoken in US
    175
75. Buffalo stew from the Lakota and Cherokee people
    Tanka-Me-A-Lo