Dakota Way of Life
Ojibwa Way of Life
Vocabulary
Ojibwe activities in the seasons
General Information
100

The Dakota people lived in what?

Tipi

100

The Ojibwe people lived in what?

Wigwam 

100

                                                                       

 What is the defination of Mni Sota Makoce

                                                       


    

Dakota term that inspired the name of our state meaning Land where the waters are so clear they reflect the clouds in the sky

                                                       


    

100

In the summer the Ojibwe lived where?

Near lakes and river.

100

What does Dakota mean in the Dakota language?

Friend

200

Another name for Dakota given to them by the Ojibwe is?

Sioux

200

What body of water did the Ojibwe settle near?

Lake Superior

200

Meaning of Kinship 

Close connection with one's relatives 

200

In what season did the Ojibwe play games such as lacrosse while also engage in battle?

Summer

200

What nation fought the Ojibwe?

Iroquois

300

How did the Dakota poeple arrive in Minnesota 

No record of arrival, or of living.

300

How did the Ojibwe come to Minneosta 

Migrated from the East cost.

300

Birchbark meaning?

The bark or outer covering of a birch tree.

300

In the Spring the Ojibwe moved to areas that the could gather what resouce from?

Maple tree to make maple sugar.

300

The United States goverment gave this name to the Ojibwe people.

Chippewa 

400
Two important Dakota values are?

Generosity and Kinship.

400

The two tribes that the Ojibwe split into are called?

Ottawa and Potawatomi

400

Oral History 

The purposeful repeating of stories about the past

400

In the Winter the Ojibwe lived what type of shelter and why?

Wigwam and because the forest could not support them all together.

400

There were how many bands of Dakota and how many skill exist?

7 and 6

500

Human capital for the Dakota people consist of what?

Made and traded hunting skills.

500

Human capital skills for the Ojibwe are?

Growing corn, make clothing and fishing.

500

Human Capital 

The knowledge and skills individuals have that enhance their ability to earn income

500

In the fall the Ojibwe harvested four things what are they?

1.Wild Rice

2.Berries

3.Birds

4.Fish 

500

There are five offical Dakota communities today, where are they located? Name all five.

Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Nebraska and Canada.