Answers to the Native American Scavenger Hunt

1.) Buffalo were very important to the Native Americans, but what was most effective way of killing them?

Answer: Stampeding over cliff

2.) After the Native Americans had successfully killed the Buffalo, what were some of the uses of the hide?

Answer: Belts, Gun Cases, Winter Robes, (All)

3.) The handles of the Knifes that the Native Americans would use for cutting would be made out of what?

Answer: Antler

4.) What was the name of the acid that the Native Americans “washed” out of the acorn meal after it was ground using the mortar and pestle?

Answer: Tannic Acid

5.) What was the year that the Plains Indians in Kansas got their first horses?

Answer: 1745

6.) A Powwow, in the Dakota Language, was originally a spring event to celebrate the seasonal renewal of new life. People would congregate to sing, dance, renew old friendships and form new ones. This is statement is True or False?

Answer: True

7.) What was the name of the Indian Culture that was located in Indiana?

Answer: Eastern Woodlands

8.) A Wickiup is just one type of the many dwellings that the Indians built; however what was a sweat lodge specifically used for?

Answer: Religious Ceremonies

9.) What were some of the foods that we got from Native Americans?

Answer: Corn, Turkey, Yams, Potatoes, (All Four)

10.) Native Americans used virtually every part of the buffalo?

Answer: True