Spring
Summer
Autumn (Fall)
Winter
Final Jeopardy
100
What were the homes called that the Dakota lived in during the Spring?
Bark homes
100
What did the Dakota mainly harvest in the summer?
Wild rice
100
What 3 animals did the Dakota mainly hunt in the Fall?
Deer, bison, and bear
100
Where did the Dakota move to and why?
The sheltered woods near lakes and rivers for protection from the wind and cold
200
What did the Dakota collect the sap from the trees with?
Birchbark dishes
200
What were the 2 things the Dakota did before the harvesting of the wild rice?
Had a feast and gave an offering to Unktehi
200
Where did the Dakota's move to?
The hunting grounds
200
Who lived together in 1 tipi?
Extended families
300
What did the Dakota call the place where they made syrup?
Sugar camps
300
After they roast the rice over a fire, what do the Dakota do next?
Dry it in the sun.
300
What happened if a hunter was caught hunting in someone else's area?
Their weapons would be broken.
300
What is the Dakota word for extended family?
Tiyospaye
400
How did they turn the sap into syrup and sugar?
By boiling it with clay pots over a fire.
400
What do they do to the bundles of rice to release the grains of rice?
Strike it with a rod.
400
What does ohanwaste mean and give an example of it.
Generosity- hunters shared their food with each other
400
How did the Dakota keep privacy in the tipis?
Kept their heads down and eyes lowered
500
According to the Dakota, what two things are responsible for thunderstorms? Name both Dakota and English names.
Unktehi- Water Spirit Wakinyan- Thunderbird
500
What is the very last step in the rice harvesting process?
Shaking the rice to release broken husks and chaff
500
Name the two things that are responsible for giving us the seasons, according to the Dakota. Give both Dakota and English names.
North Wind- Waziyata Star Boy- Wicanhpi Hoksidan
500
What is the Dakota word for respect and courtesy and give an example.
Wahoda- call their Aunts and Uncles by their names- never look elders in the eye (look down)
500
What is the Dakota way of viewing history?
In a circle. Past, Present, and Future all affect each other. If something isn't fixed or solved, it will come back to you.
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