In 1830, the Indian Removal Act forced many Native people from their homelands and relocated them to what is now Oklahoma. 

There are roughly 4.5 million Native
American and Alaska Natives in the U.S. today.

The English language has
borrowed many words from Native American languages such as hurricane, barbeque, and chipmunk.

Native Americans were not given U.S. citizenship until 1924.

Have you ever slept in a bunk bed? The Iroquois designed these types of beds so many people could sleep inside a longhouse.

Indigenous peoples have been living on the American continent since
about 12,000 BC.

Approximately half of the U.S. State names have Indigenous origins.

Indigenous Americans were the first to cultivate pumpkins, sunflowers, and cranberries.

America’s first prima ballerina was Native American. Her name was Maria Tallchief, and she was of the Osage Nation.

The sport lacrosse originates from games played by Native American communities.

Scientists believe the number of Native people shrank by roughly half soon after European contact.

Benjamin Franklin modeled the U.S. Constitution on the Constitution of the Iroquios Confederacy.