Sioux General
How many Council Fires are there?
7
Who is Inyan?
The rock, 1st creation, authority figure, etc.
Who is the moon?
Hanwi
Who is the buffalo?
Ta Tanka
Who is the double faced woman?
Anog-Ite
What do we call them "Sioux"?
French traveling with Ojibwa asked who the Sioux were and the word the Ojibwa used (meaning "not us") was translated and shorted to Sioux
Who serves as the judge of the gods?
Skan
Who is the wind?
Tate
Who are the other two gods on the same row as Mato, the bear? (i.e. what two gods would be associated with Mato the most)
hint: earth and beauty
Maka and Whope
Who were the parents of Anog-Ite?
Wa and Ka (Waziya and Wakanaka)
What does "Oceti Sakowin Oyate" mean?
Seven Council Fires
What is the color usually associated with Wi?
Red
Wakinyan
Who is the 4 winds?
Wari
Who is the trickster figure from Sioux religion?
Iktomi
Name the 3 Sioux Tribes
Lakota, Dakota, Yankton-Yanktonai
Who is the patron god of the Lakota?
Wi
What god is usually associated with heyoka?
Thunderbird/Wakinyan
Mato, the bear, is also associated with what?
Wisdom, medicine, sacred power
Who is the 1st son of Inyan?
Iktomi
What two colors were usually associated with being sacred in the Sioux religion?
Red and White
Who is associated with the earth and has the sacred color green?
Who is the caretaker of Yum?
Whope
Name the 4 in Gods-like?
Spirit, Ghost, Spirit-like, Potency
What was Iktomi's role in the emergence story?
He felt bad for Anog-Ite, who was lonely, and tricked Tokahe into coming above ground.