Vocabulary
Similarities and
Differences
Seasons
Ojibwe
100

The process of moving from one region or country to another.

Migration

100

Where did the Dakota and Ojibwe come from? Be specific  

Dakota: were already in Minnesota 

Ojibwe: came from east coast

100

Name two activities that Ojibwe did in the summer. 

Feasts, dances, played lacrosse, women planted and tended crops, women gathered berries, men traveled/traded/hunted

100

How long was the Ojibwe migration journey in miles? 

2,200 to 2,500 miles

200

An agreement made between two or more nations to cooperate for specific reasons.

Alliance 

200

Which group told stories, gave gifts, and lived with family and friends? 

Both groups 

200

What did women do in the winter? 2 things. 

Cooked meals

Made clothes

Made fishing nets

Made hunting bags

200

Why did the Ojibwe and Dakota form an alliance? 

Ojibwe gave trade goods, and Dakota shared land

300

Self ruling and independent.

Sovereign 

300

Did they speak the same language? Name one word in the Ojibwe language and one in the dakota language. 

Different Language. 

Ojibwe: Anishinabe 

Dakota: Mni-Sota-Mocki

300

How did the Ojibwe prepare for winter during the fall? 

- 3 things

Caught and dried fish

Collect and dried berries 

Stored rice

300

How did the Ojibwe give back to the natural world? 

Gave gifts of food and Tobacco 

400

Name 3 of the main food sources for the Ojibwe. All three are vocabulary words. 

Corn, Maple sugar, and Wild rice 

400

Name 3 Similarities within the two tribes. 

Live near great lakes

Live in forests 

Sovereign nations

Story told 

Everyone contributed 

More answers

400

Name the location where the Ojibwe stayed in all four seasons. 

Spring: Sugar Camps in maple groves 

Summer: Summer villages near lakes and rivers 

Winter: Winter villages in forests (Wigwams)

Autumn: Ponds, marshes, lakes with wild rice 

400

Name three places the Ojibwe traveled through for their migration journey. 

New York,  Canada, Michigan and Wisconsin 

500

Dome shaped dwelling the Ojibwe lived in.

Wigwam

500

Name one difference between the two tribes.

Their homes, the way the made canoes, the land they lived on, their languages.

500

Why did the Ojibwe move and travel with the season?

To use the resources and land. For example Wild Rice and maple trees.

500

What time frame (years) did the Ojibwe migrate to what is now Minnesota?

1600s