Dee-ni’ Dan’-waa-ghii~-li~ Day-ha~ 1. What are the most northern, southern and eastern boarders for the Dee-ni'? Deselect Answer Klamath River (north), Crescent City (south), Rogue River (east) Wilson Creek (north), Humboldt Bay (south), Chetco River (east) Sixes River (north), Wilson Creek (south), Applegate River (east) Rogue River (north), Coos Bay (south), Trinity River (east) None 2. Where is the place of genesis for the Dee-ni' people? Deselect Answer Yan'-daa-k'vt Taa-'at-dvn Dvtlh-mvsh Applegate River None 3. What was the population size of the Dee-ni' pre-contact? Deselect Answer Around two thousand About five hundred Over ten thousand Nearly twenty thousand None 4. List seven food sources the Dee-ni' use for a sustainable life? Deselect Answer Tuna, crab, potatoes, seal, turkey, oysters, bison Trout, corn, beans, elk, apples, ducks, squirrels Salmon, steelhead, trout, clams, whale, sea lion, deer Shrimp, anchovies, blueberries, coyotes, seaweed, rabbits, moose None 5. How many yvtlh-'i~ do the Dee-ni' have in their territory? Deselect Answer Nine Eleven Six Fourteen None 6. What was included in each yvtlh-'i~? Deselect Answer Farmlands, trading posts, and government buildings A lake, a village plaza, and ceremonial forests only Land for food, prayer, general resources, a section of coast, part of a river, and inter-mountain access Hunting grounds and a fishing site None 7. What was the base for the Dee-ni' economy? Deselect Answer Dentalia shell currency (tr'vt) Cedar bark cloth Elk hides Obsidian and jade trade None 8. What were the Dee-ni' homes constructed from? Deselect Answer Mud, grass, and woven mats Planks with stone-paved porches Driftwood and sod Clay bricks and woven reeds None 9. What were the Dee-ni' leaders called and who help them enforce law? Deselect Answer Clan elders assisted by village hunters Xvsh-xay-yu' (Headmen) with Mii~-xvsh-xay (Bosses) assisting in enforcement T'uu-du'-dee-ni' chiefs with the Chetco patrol Dvtlh-ne' with the Taa-'at guards None 10. What is the purpose of the Naa-yvlh-sri Nee-dash? Deselect Answer To recreate the universe and all who live within it To honor the first salmon of the season To renew alliances with neighboring tribes To determine leadership roles for the coming year None 11. Where was the location of the High Naa-yvlh-sri Nee-dash? Deselect Answer Taa-'at-dvn Yan'-daa-k'vt Chit-xu-dvn T'uu-du'-dee-ni' yvtlh-'i~ None 12. What are other reasons to have a Nee-dash? Deselect Answer To celebrate a loved one recovering from harm or illness, or to commemorate an event To gather cedar bark for winter storage To trade dentalia strands with inland tribes To begin construction of new village houses None 13. What did the daily life of the Dee-ni' look like? Deselect Answer Rising before sunrise to bathe and pray, completing morning chores, eating meals at set times, praying at noon and evening, and settling in at dusk Traveling between villages each morning, gathering driftwood, and holding ceremonies only at night Hunting at dawn, weaving baskets at midday, and performing trade duties until late evening Spending mornings fishing, afternoons carving canoes, and evenings celebrating with dances None 14. Who would be out at night? Deselect Answer The Xvsh-xay-yu' guarding the town The Det-naa-ghi, the Night Walkers practicing Dark Arts The Mii~-xvsh-xay hunters on patrol The Dvtlh-mvsh Xee-she' visiting neighboring yvtlh-'i~ None 15. What was the purpose of the Dii-nvn? Deselect Answer To organize trade routes between the inland and coastal yvtlh-'i~ To conduct military training for the Mii~-xvsh-xay To act as practitioners of defense and healing, opposing the Det-naa-ghi when needed To oversee ceremonial house construction and woodcarving None 16. What year was the Taa-laa-waa-dvn invaded? Deselect Answer 1828 1800 1790 1850 None 17. What percentage of the Dee-ni' died during the invasion? Deselect Answer 40% 95% 12% 72% None 18. What does Natlh-mii~-t'i~ mean? Deselect Answer The Knife Brandisher or The-One-of-the-Knife/Sword The Coast Dweller The One Who Prays at Night Keeper of the Smoke House None 19. What year was the Smith's River Rancheria established. How many acres? Deselect Answer 1872, 9,000 acres 1868, 25,000 acres 1862, 17,000 acres 1856, 5,500 acres None 20. Where were the Dee-ni' people moved to when the Smith's River Rancheria was annulled? Deselect Answer Chit-xu-dvn (Chetco territory) Camp Gaston on the Hoopa Valley Reservation Srdvn-das-'a~ (The Island) Natlh-tee-nee-dvn (Lone Ranch) None 21. Whom was the mass grave for? Deselect Answer The Wiyot and the Wailaki held at Smith’s River Reservation The Dee-ni' dreamers who practiced the Ghost Dance The Hudson Bay traders The Rogue River refugees None 22. What was the Dee-ni' population in 1906? Deselect Answer 250 113 47 600 None 23. In 1910 how many people were in California and in Oregon? Deselect Answer 300 in California; 150 in Oregon 121 in California; 383 in Oregon 200 in California; 421 in Oregon 95 in California; 500 in Oregon None 24. What happened to children during the boarding school era? Deselect Answer They were encouraged to maintain their cultural traditions They stayed with their families and attended day school They were taken from their families and forced into boarding schools run by the B.I.A. They traveled freely between reservations for education None 25. Where were the three boarding schools the Dee-ni' children were sent to? Deselect Answer Carlisle (Pennsylvania), Rapid City (South Dakota), and Warm Springs (Oregon) Chemawa (Oregon), Stewart Indian School (Nevada), Sherman Institute (Riverside, California) Pala Mission School (California), Siletz School (Oregon), Klamath Institute (California) Hoopa School (California), Chetco School (Oregon), Crescent Bay Academy (California) None 26. What happened to Laura Scott when she spoke her language? Deselect Answer She was rewarded for maintaining her cultural identity She was given extra chores She was forced to peel a 500-pound bin of onions as punishment She was transferred to another school for language training None 27. In 1923 did the Dee-ni' have religious freedom? Deselect Answer Their ceremonies continued only with restrictions under federal oversight Their Naa-yvlh-sri Nee-dash was monitored but allowed in shortened form Their religious practices were prohibited by the B.I.A. Their Nee-dash continued openly alongside new Methodist and Catholic missions None 28. What happened to people that would participate in the Nee-dash Ceremony? Deselect Answer They were arrested by federal agents and the ceremony was broken up They were encouraged by the B.I.A. to preserve their traditions They received government rations for participating They were relocated to Siletz for special training None 29. What happened to regalia that was used in the Nee-dash Ceremony? Deselect Answer It was placed into tribal museums for safekeeping It was buried during winter solstice for protection It was traded to the Karuk and Yurok for dentalia It was confiscated by federal agents and later sold None 30. What year did American Indians become Untied States citizens? Deselect Answer 1953 1924 1887 1910 None 31. What did termination mean to the Dee-ni' people? Deselect Answer They received full authority and expanded land rights They were recognized as a sovereign nation by the UN They lost federal acknowledgment as an aboriginal nation and their lands fell under non-tribal control They gained new fishing and hunting protections None 32. What were the three tribes that were terminated? Deselect Answer Smith River, Elk Valley, and Siletz Hoopa, Karuk, and Yurok Chetco, Tututni, and Pistol River Warm Springs, Rogue River, and Elk Valley None 33. What were the social implications of termination for the Dee-ni' people? Deselect Answer It strengthened cultural ties and increased traditional ceremonies It caused attrition of language, beliefs, traditional life ways, and weakened family structures It led to an economic boom and expansion of community lands It increased political influence and united all tribes across Northern California None 34. What was the purpose of the Del Norte Indian Welfare Association? Deselect Answer To oversee fishing permits and distribute federal rations To function as Dee-ni' governance focusing on social advocacy, culture, and language To manage lumber operations along the Smith River To run boarding schools for Native youth None 35. What year was the Del Norte Indian Welfare Association established? Deselect Answer 1956 1967 1929 1940 None 36. What re-emerged from the Del Norte Indian Welfare Association? Deselect Answer The Ghost Dance and the Fish Wars The Powwow Circuit and Canoe Journeys The Nee-dash Ceremony The Shaker Church None 37. What was the early writing system for the Dee-ni'? Deselect Answer Cherokee Syllabary Latin Alphabet (IPA) Tolowa version of the Uni-fon alphabet Cyrillic-based writing None 38. What organization used Unifon? Deselect Answer The Nelechundun (Nii~-lii~-chvn-dvn) Business Council The Tolowa Dee-ni' Language Program sponsored by DNIWA The Bureau of Indian Affairs The Catholic Mission Schools None 39. What year did the organization collapse? Deselect Answer 1985 1972 1990 1960 None 40. What two local Rancherias were from after the Tillie Hardwick case? Deselect Answer Smith River Rancheria and Elk Valley Rancheria Hoopa Valley Reservation and Siletz Reservation Chetco Rancheria and Pistol River Rancheria Yurok Reservation and Karuk Rancheria None 41. What were the Rancherias able to do for their people after formation? Deselect Answer Provide safe harbor and restore federally recognized tribal status Relocate all members back to Siletz End all Nee-dash ceremonies temporarily Focus on economic development None 42. What people wrote studies on the Tolowa Dee-ni' people? Deselect Answer Pliny Goddard, Edward Curtis, Phillip Drucker, and Jane O’Bright John Wesley Powell, Franz Boas, and A. L. Kroeber Jedidiah Smith and Stephen Powers Henry Schoolcraft and Luther Standing Bear None 43. Who wrote an ethnography on the Tolowa Dee-ni' people? Deselect Answer Jane O’Bright in 1955 Pliny Goddard in 1903 Phillip Drucker in 1937 Edward Curtis in 1923 None 44. Who reached out to use Unifon? Deselect Answer Edward Curtis Eunice Xash-wee-tes-na Bommelyn Pliny Goddard Loren Me'-lash-ne Bommelyn None 45. Who was contacted to help the Dee-ni' use Unifon? Deselect Answer A. L. Kroeber Tom Parsons Phillip Drucker Edward Curtis None 46. Why was unifon abandoned? Deselect Answer It was too similar to the English alphabet It required expensive printing presses Many Uni-fon letters could not be typed on a keyboard, limiting computer use It was forbidden by the B.I.A. during the 1960s None 47. What is the Taa-la-wa Dee-ni’ Wee-ya’ book? Deselect Answer A Tolowa dictionary printed in 2006, alphabetized in Tolowa first and English second A ceremonial songbook only used during Nee-dash A children’s storybook written in Uni-fon alphabet A grammar guide published in 1923 by Edward Curtis None 48. What is a verb root? Deselect Answer A shortened version of a noun A suffix used only for past tense The semantic or literal meaning of a verb A word used exclusively for ceremonies None 49. What are four ways one can make a new word in Dee-ni' Wee-ya'? Deselect Answer Borrowing from English, adding tone, reduplication, and deletion Phonological Shifting, Grammatical Composition, Onomatopoeia, and Nominalization Reversing syllables, adding glottal stops, vowel doubling, and verbalization Using Spanish loanwords only None 50. What does a phonological shift mean? Deselect Answer Changing a Dee-ni' word into English pronunciation Borrowing a word and adjusting it to fit Dee-ni' sounds Replacing nouns with verbs in a sentence Writing words with hyphens removed None Time's up Admin Staff2026-01-12T15:24:25+00:00
