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