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Oldest Living Participatory Democracy: Native Tribes

Indigenous nations of North America

Chapter 1

Ancient cities and early governance

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Chapter 2

Treaties, resistance, and forced journeys

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Chapter 3

Code talkers and twentieth-century struggles

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Chapter 4

Tribal sovereignty and modern revitalization

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Master of Indigenous nations of North America

Ch 1 · Ancient cities and early governance
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schopenhauer The potlatch of the Pacific Northwest

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Desert architects of the Southwest

schopenhauer The Ancestral Puebloans engineered incredible multi-story stone dwellings built directly into steep canyon walls in the American Southwest.

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Fun Fact

Ancient skyscrapers: Cahokia's Monks Mound in Illinois rises 100 feet high, containing 22 million cubic feet of earth built entirely by hand.

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The oldest living participatory democracy

schopenhauer The Haudenosaunee Confederacy established one of the world's oldest participatory democracies, which later influenced the framework of the United States Constitution.

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Glossary
chiefdom (noun)
A political territory governed by a chief, representing a stage of development between tribes and states. Cahokia, a massive Mississippian city active around 1050 CE, operated as a powerful mound-building chiefdom.

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Quiz

Which agricultural technique, combining corn, beans, and squash, was widely used by many Native American tribes?

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Gossip

Which ancient tribal innovation is most impressive?

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Ancient cities and early governance
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schopenhauer Build ancient Indigenous cities to discover how early American Indian nations governed themselves.

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schopenhauer The bustling metropolis of Cahokia

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Which ancient city near modern-day St. Louis was the largest urban center in North America before the 1700s?

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The Great Law of Peace of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy is recorded on belts made of what material?

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schopenhauer Desert architects of the Southwest

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The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, known for its Great Law of Peace, is also widely referred to by what French-derived name?

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What is the name of the traditional Pacific Northwest ceremony focused on wealth redistribution and gift-giving?

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In what modern-day U.S. state can you find the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde, built by the Ancestral Puebloans?

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What massive, hand-carved wooden structures did Pacific Northwest tribes use to record family lineages and historical events?

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Around what year do historians estimate the Haudenosaunee Confederacy was founded, making it one of the world's oldest democracies?

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