IEFA Quiz Flashcards
(11 cards)
How many reservations are in Montana?
7
How many tribes are in Montana?
12
What are the 7 reservations in Montana?
Flathead, Blackfeet, Rocky Boy, Fort Belknap, Fort Peck, Crow, and Northern Cheyenne
What are the 12 tribes in Montana?
Assiniboine, Blackfeet, Chippewa, Cree, Crow, Gros Ventre, Kootenai, Little Shell Chippewa, Northern Cheyenne, Pend d’Oreille, Salish, and Sioux
What is the first essential understandings?
There is great diversity among the twelve sovereign tribes
What is the second essential understanding?
There is no generic American Indian
What is the third essential understanding?
Oral histories are just as valid as written histories
What is the fourth essential understanding?
Reservations are lands that have been reserved by tribes for their exclusive use as permanent homelands
What is the fifth essential understanding?
Federal policies affect native Americans (both in the past and present)
What is the sixth essential understanding?
Native American perspectives conflict with western historians at times
What is the 7th essential understanding?
Reservations/tribes are separate from the federal and state government