Students’ Questions about History Page 63

It is estimated that between 1492 and 1900, 90 to 95 percent of the Native American population in the Americas was killed by European settlers.

In the United States, Native American Day is celebrated on the fourth Friday in September. In Canada, it is celebrated on the second Monday in October.

The United States government established Native American reservations as part of its Indian removal policy. Native Americans were forced to move to these reservations in order to make room for white settlers moving west.

There are an estimated 300 Native American languages.

In some Native American tribes, when a male warrior takes on a berdache, he is taking on a role that is traditionally associated with women. This can be seen as a way of subverting traditional gender roles.

Malcolm X was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist. To his admirers he was a courageous advocate for the rights of blacks, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans; detractors accused him of preaching racism and violence.

Malcolm X was assassinated by Nation of Islam members who disagreed with his views.

Malcolm X was a prominent leader in the civil rights movement who advocated for black nationalism and separation from the white supremacist establishment.

Malcolm X’s real name is Malcolm Little.

Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little.