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Question 1

1. Where is the Blackfeet Indian Reservation located in Montana?

In southwestern Montana near Yellowstone National Park
In north-central Montana along the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains, next to Canada and Glacier National Park
In the middle of Montana with no mountains nearby
On a small island in Flathead Lake

Question 2

2. What is special about the town of Browning on the Blackfeet Reservation?

It is Montana’s state capital.
It is a ghost town with no people living there.
It is the largest community, home to tribal government and Blackfeet Community College.
It is only used as a summer campground.

Question 3

3. About how many enrolled Blackfeet tribal members are there today?

Question 4

4. Which list best shows how the land and jobs on the Blackfeet Reservation are used today?

Only gold mining and logging
Just hunting and no other work
Fishing and camping only for tourists
Ranching, dry-land farming, tourism, energy projects, tribal businesses, schools, health care, and tribal government

Question 5

5. Which of these is a place on or near the Blackfeet Reservation where you can learn about history or culture?

Question 6

6. What happens at North American Indian Days in Browning?

Only a quiet meeting with no visitors
A winter skiing competition
Several days of powwow dancing, drumming, parades, rodeos, and tipi camps with guests from many places
Just a single short speech by one person

Question 7

7. What happened when the great buffalo herds of the northern plains were almost wiped out in the 1880s?

Life stayed the same for the Blackfeet.
The Blackfeet suffered through the “Starvation Winter” of 1883–84, when hundreds died as food rations failed and game disappeared.
The buffalo moved into the cities instead.
The Blackfeet chose to stop hunting on their own.

Question 8

8. Before they had horses, how did some Blackfeet hunters get buffalo?

Question 9

9. Why is the 1895 Agreement important in Blackfeet history?

It gave the Blackfeet more mountain land than before.
It moved the reservation far away from the Rocky Mountains.
It created the first Blackfeet school.
Blackfeet leaders, under pressure and hunger, sold about 800,000 acres of sacred mountain lands along the Rocky Mountain Front, which later became part of Glacier National Park.

Question 10

10. Which statement best describes the Blackfeet Nation today?

The Blackfeet no longer live in Montana.
The Blackfeet stopped using their language and traditions.
The Blackfeet continue to protect their culture, teach their language, work in many modern jobs, and welcome respectful visitors to learn about their homeland.
The Blackfeet only appear in old history books.

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