Place Names
Which Minnesota city means "firstborn daughter" in the Dakota language?
Winona
Which oral history taught Dakota children about generosity?
The Badger and the Bear
What does ohanwaste mean in English?
Generosity
What is another name for the Dakota people?
Sioux
Name used for an ancient rock carving
petroglyph
Which Minnesota city means "place where two rivers meet" in the Dakota language?
Mendota (Bdote)
This oral history taught Dakota children never to raise their voice in the tipi
The Ghost-Wife
What does tiyospaye mean in English?
extended family
How the Dakota people view time (hint: it's a shape)
Is the Declaration of Independence a PRIMARY or SECONDARY source?
PRIMARY!
Which Minnesota city means "Blue Earth" in the Dakota language?
Mankato
What powerful being saved the badger family in "The Badger and the Bear"?
The Avenger
DAILY DOUBLE: What is the Dakota word that means "Seven Council Fires"?
Oceti Sakowin
Name for the type of home Dakota people lived in
tipi (also spelled teepee)
A book written last year about the Civil War would be a PRIMARY or SECONDARY source?
SECONDARY
Which Minnesota city means "firstborn son" in the Dakota language?
Chaska
Who told oral histories in Dakota culture?
Elders
What is the Dakota word for "kinship"?
Wotakuye
How many bands, or groups, are in the Oceti Sakowin?
Seven
What are the three steps of the historical inquiry process?
See, Think, Wonder
Which Minnesota city means "Bear Lake" in the Dakota language?
Mahtomedi
What happened to the Ghost-Wife after her husband raised his voice in the tipi?
She vanished
The Dakota word for respect
woohoda
DAILY DOUBLE: What is the Dakota name for Minnesota, AND what does it mean in English?
Mni Sota Makoce: Land of sky blue waters
Word meaning "the study of past human life by examining physical evidence that people left behind"
SPELLING COUNTS!
archaeology