Chapter 1
an area of land managed by a Native American tribe under the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs.
What is a reservation
a holy place devoted for respect and honor
what is sacred?
an unfair personal opinion that influences your judgment about a person, subject or thing.
what is a bias?
a war leader of the Sioux Native American during the 19th century
Who is Crazy Horse?
when a character struggles with their own opposing desires or beliefs
A male horse that cannot reproduce
a low cry or sound
what is a whimper?
to leave one country or region to settle (or live) in another.
what is emigrant?
A trail that ran from Missouri to Oregon that pioneers took to start a life in the west
What is The Oregon Trail?
the exact meaning of the word/phrase.
What is the literal meaning?
Angry, mad
what is infuriated?
dull or depressing mood
what is somber?
feeling or showing great surprise or wonder
what is astonished?
this place looks like a sleeping bear from far away
what is Bear Butte?
a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as
what is a metaphor?
A male horse that can reproduce
what is a stallion?
to run rapidly by leaps as a horse
what is gallop?
grass covered land that animals feed on
what is graze?
This tribe is part of the Sioux tribe and are the tribe that Jimmy & Crazy Horse were apart of
What is Lakota?
a type of conflict that places characters at odds with forces outside themselves
What is an external conflict?
a female horse
what is a mare?
burnt, charred
what is scorched?
a long deep track made by repeated passage of the wheels of vehicles.
what is a rut?
During what tradition will a Lakota will purify himself in a ceremony and then climb to a sacred spot where he will stay alone for four days and nights without food or water. During that time, he might see visions from God. Afterward, he will ask an elder to help him understand what he saw
What is a vision quest? DOUBLE POINTS if you responded "inipi"
the meaning implied by the word or phrase
what is figurative language?