Statistics for Indigenous Peoples of the Americas

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Namesake tribe of two U.S. states	Dakota	82%
Most populous tribe of the U.S.; around 500,000 additional non-members claim ancestry	Cherokee	76%
This nation's name is also used as a generic term for Canadians of mixed Indigenous and European ancestry	Métis	62%
Inhabitants of the islands between Russia and Alaska	Aleut	59%
Although 5% or less identify as indigenous, 90% of Paraguayans speak their language	Guaraní	56%
Former Bolivian president Evo Morales belongs to these people	Aymara	53%
First American tribe to encounter Europeans	Taíno	47%
The country of Mexico was named after them	Mexica	44%
Algonquin people also called the Chippewa	Ojibwe	44%
A historically warlike, seafaring nation of modern-day British Columbia, sometimes compared to Vikings	Haida	38%
Largest indigenous group of Chile and Argentina	Mapuche	38%
Former civilizations such as the above and the Toltecs were part of this larger ethnolinguistic group	Nahua	35%
Central American people of mixed Indigenous and Afro-Caribbean ancestry	Garifuna	26%
Northern Mexican people renowned for their distance running abilities	Rarámuri	6%
Activist Berta Cáceres belonged to this Central American group known for pottery	Lenca	3%