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American Indian Heritage Month

American Indian Heritage Month. U.S. Federal and State Reservations. Gifts of the American Indian Heritage. Food. Pumpkins. Turkey. Hot Chocolate. Peanuts. NAMES OF LOCATIONS. Ohio (Great River). Missouri (town of large canoes). Lake Tahoe (Big Water). Kentucky (Land of Tomorrow).

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American Indian Heritage Month

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  1. American IndianHeritage Month

  2. U.S. Federal and State Reservations

  3. Gifts of the American Indian • Heritage

  4. Food • Pumpkins Turkey Hot Chocolate Peanuts

  5. NAMESOF LOCATIONS

  6. Ohio (Great River) Missouri (town of large canoes) Lake Tahoe (Big Water)

  7. Kentucky (Land of Tomorrow) Utah (people of the mountains) Roanoke, Virginia (shell money)

  8. The Great Serpent Mound • rural Adams County, Ohio • Twelve Hundred Feet long • Four to Six Feet High • Believed to be constructed by early North American Indians

  9. Navajo Code Talkers • Served in the United States Marines from 1942-1945 • Helped the Marines take Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Peleliu and Iwo Jima as well as serving in every single assault • The original 29 were awarded Congressional Gold Medals of Honor on July 26, 2001

  10. "Were it not for the Navajos, the Marines would never have taken Iwo Jima." ~Major Howard Connor, 5th Marine Division signal officer

  11. Ten Largest American Indian Tribes, 2000 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1.

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