Dakota Test
Income
Money or other benefits received in payment for goods or services.
Land where the waters are so clear they reflect the clouds in the sky.
Our state's name, "Minnesota," comes from the Dakota language. What does "Mni Sota Makoce" mean?
Whips and brushes
Tails became...
Respect, Quiet in the tipi, always obey the rules
The Ghost-Wife" was a story that taught Dakota children about what value?
made into knives, arrowheads, shovels, sleds, clubs, and dice.
The bones were used for...
genorosity
The habit of giving without expecting anything in return
Human Capital
The knowledge and skills individuals have that enhance their ability to earn income.
cut into strips and preserved as jerky.
The muscles were
Bow strings
The sinew was made into...
For a religious altar.
The skull was used for...
dried and formed into buckets, cups and pots.
The stomach was
Respect
Expression of courtesy and consideration toward others.
Kinship
close connections with one's relatives
Buffalo hunt, shinee, and hockey.
3 games Dakota kids once played.
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. Extended family formed the basis for traditional Dakota social structure and brought with it certain expectations for behavior.
Middle of winter
Hard moon
Were used as tipi covers, to make clothes, shoes, belts, bags, arrow quivers and dolls.
Hides were used for...
carved into cups, spoons, ladles, and decorations
Horns were...
They copy their parents
How do Dakota kids learn the duties of everyday life?
They used wolf skin to trick the buffalo to think they are wolves.
How do the men get close to the buffalo while they hunt on foot?
18
How many buffalo hides are used to build one tipi?
They lived in wooden frames with bark in the summer but in the winter they lived in tipis made from long branches and buffalo.
How were the Dakota summer homes different from their winter homes?
To learn from your past and the adults in your family. = Learn from our mistakes
In Dakota society, people view history as a circle. What does this mean?
Snakes
What does sioux mean
The avenger scared the bear away
What happened to the bear family in "The Badger and the Bear"?
Sioux
What were the dakota called by the Ojibwe tribe.
Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Canada.
What were the states that where official Dakota communities or reservations exist today.