Chapter 3: Early Dakota

What are the responsibilities of a Dakota woman

Setting up the tipi, and gathering wild rice

Generosity

The habit of giving without expecting anything in return

Sugar camp

village location during spring, when Dakota made sugar from maple sap

Wo ohoda

Dakota word for "respect"

Tiospaye

Dakota word for extended family

Ohanwaste

Dakota word meaning generosity

Respect

Expression of courtesy and considered toward others ex: speaking softly

Dakota

*The preferred term for the tribe *It means ¨friend¨ or ¨ally¨

What behaviors did the Dakota do to show respect inside the tipi or to show respect to their relatives

1) speak softly inside the tipi, 2) move carefully in the home to not trip, 3) keeping eyes lowered at all times inside tipi; don't stare at others while sleeping, 4) kinship names "uncle Swift Cloud"

Tipi

A cone shaped house made by stretching animal skins over a frame of wooden poles

Extended Family

All relatives, including parents, children, grandparents, cousins, aunts, and uncles -- formed the basis for the traditional Dakota social structure

Kinship

Close connections with ones relatives Some made kinship ties with neighbors treating them like relatives

Mni Sota Makoce

Dakota term that inspired the name of our state. It means ¨land where the waters are so clear they reflect the clouds in the sky¨

What are the responsibilities of Dakota men

Hunt, fish, and trade

Sioux

a shortening of the term "Nadouessioux" - a French spelling of an Ojibwe term thought to mean "Snakes"; these people call themselves Dakota