Teddys Ocean of Grass
Black Hawk Manners
Stampede after Sunlight and Midnight
Buffalo Woman Circle
Lakota School Medicine
1

Who is Teddy?

A little brown dog that they are trying to help free from a spell.

1

What did Jack and Annie see when they got to the top of the rise?

Teepees and horses.  

1

What was the scary wolf?

Black Hawk in a wolf suit.

1

Did Annie stop the stampede?

No - she yelled stop and a lady in white came.  

1

Why were the Lakota taking down their tepees?

It was time to move to a new spot for a few weeks. 

2

What is the item they are looking for this time?

A gift from the prairie blue.  

2

What tribe was the largest in the Great Plains in the early 1800's?

The Lakota tribe.  

2

Who are Midnight and Sunlight?

The ponies Jack and Annie ride.  

2

Who was the lady in white?

The spirit of White Buffalo Woman.


2

Where is Lakota school?

Everywhere.

3

Where did they go?

To the great plains.

3

How do Jack and Annie sign that they are friends.

By holding up two fingers.  

3

What does Black Hawk take Jack and Annie to see?

The herd of buffalo.

3

What names does Grandmother give Jack and Annie?

Buffalo Girl and Rides Like Wind

3

Why does Jack say "Soon everything will change"?

The buffalo will vanish and the Lakota will lose their land/freedom to living on the lands of the great plains.  

4

What do some people call the great plains?

An ocean of grass.

4

What are some rules for good manners?

Being quiet and giving gifts.  Bonus - what gift did Jack give Black Hawk's Grandmother?

4
What can happen if a buffalo get scared?

It can set off a terrifying stampede.  

Bonus - what is another name for buffalo?


4

Who is White Buffalo Woman?

She is a messenger of the Great Spirit - sent when the people were starving.  She brought them the sacred pipe so their prayers could rise to the Great Spirit.  

4

Who does Annie think caused White Buffalo Woman to come?

Teddy.

5

Where are the great plains?

In the middle of the united states.  

5

Why do they hunt the buffalo?

The use skin for tepee, bones for tools, horns for cups, hair for ropes, and ribs for sleds.

5

How did Black Hawk startle the buffalo?

He sneezed.

Did they stampede?  What happened?

5

What was the gift from the prairie blue?

An eagle feather.

5

Who was waiting for Jack and Annie at home?

Grandma