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In the 2001 census, how much of Bolivia's population was labeled as being indigenous?
66.4%
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How many cultures does the Constitution of Bolivia recognize?
36
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How many total groups of indigenous peoples are in Bolivia?
fifty
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Who retained indigenous language and culture after the Spanish conquest?
Bolivian highland peasants
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What did the highland peasants resist attempts at?
dissolution of communal landholdings
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What took place frequently until 1953?
Indigenous revolts
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What re-emerged during the Katarista movement in the 1970s?
ethnic and class militancy
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What march successfully pressured the national government to sign the ILO Convetion 169?
March for Territory and Dignity
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Who came up with a policy for indigenous autonomy?
Morales
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When did Morales launch his policy in the eastern lowlands?
2009
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What was Bolivia the first country in the history of South America to do?
affirm the right of indigenous people to govern themselves
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What did the President vow he would never betray?
fight
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What effect has the issue of indigenous autonomy had on Bolivia?
divided
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How much of Brazil's population is comprised of indigenous peoples?
0.4%
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How many Brazillians have some indigenous ancestry?
millions
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Where do the majority of the indigenous people of Brazil live?
Indian reservations
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How many different uncontacted tribes were confirmed in Brazil in 2007?
67
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What country has the largest number of uncontacted tribes?
Brazil
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What is the term Eskimo said to mean?
"eater of raw meat."
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First Nations and Inuit are labels for what peoples in Canada?
Aboriginal
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How many Aboriginal nations evolved trade, as well as spiritual and social hierarchies?
Hundreds
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What resulted from First Nation and Inuit people marrying European settlers?
The Métis culture
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What has been enacted between European immigrants and First Nations across Canada?
Various laws, treaties, and legislation
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What were the early interactions between First Nations and Europeans?
relatively peaceful
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What have Canadian indigenous peoples been able to have a strong influence on?
national culture
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How long have European Canadians been encouraging Aboriginals to assimilate into their culture?
late 18th century
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What does National Aboriginal Day recognize from the Aboriginal peoples of Canada?
cultures and contributions
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How many recognized First Nations governments are spread across Canada?
over 600
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What percent of the Chilean population were indigenous according to the 2002 census?
4.6%
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What is the name for the Polynesian people living on Easter Island?
the Rapanui
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Who are many of the people of Chile the descendants of?
the Mapuche
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How long were the Mapuche able to fight off the Spaniards?
350 years
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When did the Mapuche surrender to the Chilean army?
1880s
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What was Ecuador the site of?
many indigenous cultures
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Where did the Valdivia culture develop?
coastal region
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What two cultures unified to for an elaborate civilization?
the Caras and the Quitus
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What culture did the Inca fear the most?
The Cañaris
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What did the Spaniards and Incas destroy?
architecture remains
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What percentage of Ecuador's indigenous population are Highland Quichuas?
96.4%
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Where do the Highland Quichuas live?
valleys of the Sierra region
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Who are the Highland Quichuas primarily descended from?
Inca
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What language do the Highland Quichuas speak?
Kichwa
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The Saraguro and Panzaleo are two of the member groups of what population?
Highland Quichuas
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El Salvador was home to which indigenous peoples?
the Pipil, the Lenca, Xinca, and Kakawira
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What was a major Pipil settlement in western El Salvador?
Cuzcatlan
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What was the language of the Pipil?
Nawat
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What did the Princes and Princesses see the Spanish as?
barbaric invaders
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What people resulted from the Spaniards intermarrying with Pipll and Lenca women?
Mestizo
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How much of the population of Honduras is of full-blooded indigenous descent?
About five percent
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What percentage of Hondurans have African blood mixed in with the rest of their ancestry?
about ten percent
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Where are the main concentrations of indigenous people in Honduras?
rural westernmost areas
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The Lencas, Miskitos, Mayans Pech, Sumos and Tolupan comprise the majority of what in Honduras?
indigenous people
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What was Mexico home to prior to the arrival of the Spaniards?
indigenous civilizations
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When did the Olmecs flourish?
from between 1200 BCE to about 400 BCE
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Who held sway in the mountains of Oaxaca?
the Zapotecs and the Mixtecs
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Who lived in the Yucatan?
the Maya
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Where was the Aztec's central capital located?
Tenochtitlan
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What grants all indigenous languages spoken in Mexico validity?
General Law of Linguistic Rights of the Indigenous Peoples
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What are indigenous peoples entitled to request?
some public services and documents in their native languages
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How many languages have been giving the status of "national languages"?
more than 60
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What has the Mexican government promoted in some indigenous rural communities?
bilingual primary and secondary education
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How many of the indigenous peoples in Mexico speak an indigenous language?
about 67% of them
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What percentage of the Nicaraguan population are indigenous?
About 5%
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What is the largest indigenous group in Nicaragua?
Miskito
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How did Creole English come about?
frequent contact with the British
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What didn't the king have in Miskito society?
total power
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How many Mayanga people are in Nicaragua?
some 10,000
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What percentage of Peru's population is indigenous?
45%
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What has shaped the way Peruvians live and see themselves today?
Native Peruvian traditions
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What is not very well developed in Peru?
Cultural citizenship
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What regions suffer from state-sponsored abuse and violence?
Amazonian
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Where are the indigenous peoples referred to as "American Indians"?
the contiguous United States
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How many cultures and languages do the indigenous peoples of Alaska have?
11
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Eyak and Tlingit are some of the peoples who are collectively called what?
Alaska Natives
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Tahitian and Tongan are two examples of indigenous peoples of what descent?
Polynesian
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How are Pacific Islands Americans distinct from the indigenous peoples of the Americas?
geographically and culturally
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What amoun of the United States population is compromised of Native Americans?
0.97% to 2%
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How many people identified as Native American in the 2010 census?
5.2 million
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How many of the self-identified Native Americans are recognized as enrolled tribal members?
1.8 million
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Where do a minority of US Native Americans live?
Indian reservations
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What tribe has the legal right to freely cross the US-Canadian border?
Haudenosaunee
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What do most Venezuelans have?
some indigenous heritage
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How many different languages does the 2% of truly indigenous Venezuelans speak?
around 29
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Why are the languages of the indigenous peoples of Venezuela in danger of becoming extinct?
groups are very small
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Who were the most advanced native people to have lived in what is present-day Venezuela?
Timoto-cuicas
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What made the Timoto-cuicas so advanced?
agricultural techniques used
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What remains a controversy regarding how to refer to the indigenous peoples of the Americas?
The Native American name
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How may subsets of peoples be named?
shared language, region, or historical relationship
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Many of what have been used to refer to the indigenous peoples of the Americas?
English exonyms
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Who used foreign language terms to give names to indigenous peoples?
earlier explorers and colonists
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Why were pejorative terms sometimes used for the native populations?
out of prejudice and fear
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What have the peoples in the Americas been more vocal about since the 20th century?
the ways they wish to be referred to
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What terms do the indigenous people press to eliminate?
obsolete, inaccurate, or racist.
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Who initially proposed using the term "Native American" to recognize the primacy of the native population?
United States government
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What naming convention is accepted by all indigenous groups?
none
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Where has there been a rise of indigenous movements in recent years?
the Americas (mainly South America)
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What do the organizing groups hope to obtain for themselves?
preservation of their culture
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What is an example of a movement which is working to obtain rights for Amazonian populations everywhere?
Indian Council of South America
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Where can similar movements for indigenous rights be seen?
Canada and the United States,
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Who started a forum in support of Morales' legal process of change?
Representatives
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