Kiowa Culture
Who is the author of The Way to Rainy Mountain?
Who is N. Scott Momaday?
What mountain is central to the Kiowa tribe?
What is Rainy Mountain?
What does the story mainly explore about the Kiowa people?
What is their identity and heritage?
What animal is sacred to the Kiowa and appears in their legends?
What is the buffalo?
What type of narrative combines history, legend, and memory?
What is storytelling?
Where did the Kiowa originally live?
What is the Southern Plains?
What important ceremony of the Kiowa is described?
What is the Sun Dance?
The Kiowa have a strong connection to what natural element?
What is the land?
What does Rainy Mountain symbolize for the Kiowa?
What is home or heritage?
What language does Momaday use to preserve culture?
What is the Kiowa language?
What event forced the Kiowa to relocate?
What is the U.S. government relocation/reservation policy?
What animal guided the Kiowa during migration?
What is the buffalo or eagle?
What is the role of memory in the story?
What is preserving cultural identity?
What does the tipi symbolize for the Kiowa?
What is family or shelter?
What poetic form does Momaday use?
What are short poetic passages?
Which mythical figure is part of the Kiowa creation story?
Who is Tai-me?
What gift did the Kiowa receive from the sun?
What is the Sun Dance or sacred bundle?
What emotion does Momaday express about losing traditions?
What is nostalgia or mourning?
Which natural element represents time and cycles?
What is the sun?
How is the book structured?
What is combining history, legend, and personal memory?
To which language family does Kiowa belong?
What is the Kiowa-Tanoan language family?
Why is Momaday’s grandfather important?
What is as a keeper of oral history?
How does Momaday view people’s relationship with nature?
What is as a sacred living connection?
What does Rainy Mountain help maintain across generations?
What is cultural memory?
What theme is reflected by using Kiowa words and legends?
What is cultural preservation?