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Dakota
Ojibwe
Moving with the Seasons
Misc
Similarities & Differences
100
The type of dwelling the Dakota lived in most of the year
Tipi
100
Name the type of dwelling the Ojibwe lived in
Wigwam
100
Ojibwe and Dakota lived in villages near lakes and rivers. They feasted, danced, farmed, traveled and traded during which season?
Summer
100

Which Native American tribe lived in Minnesota first?

the Dakota

100
The Dakota and Ojibwe gave gifts without expecting anything in return. This huge part of their culture is called....
generosity
200
The name of our state comes from the Dakota word "Mni Sota Makoce". What does it mean?
land where the waters are so clear they reflect the clouds in the sky
200
Where did the Ojibwe migrate from?
The east coast, or Atlantic Ocean
200
Which season did the Dakota and Ojibwe live in the forest? They also hunted, trapped, made clothing and told stories.
Winter
200
tall grass that grows in shallow, still waters. The edible grain that comes from this plant is important to Ojibwe culture
wild rice
200
Both the Dakota and Ojibwe had close conections with their releatives. This is referred to as...
kinship
300

Which Dakota story taught the idea of Respect to children?

The Ghost Wife

300

While the Dakota often spearfished, what method did the Ojibwe prefer to catch fish?

Nets

300

Which season did the Dakota and Ojibwe go to Sugar camp?

Spring

300
an agreement made between two or more nations (or allies) to cooperate for specific reasons
alliance
300

What crop was most important to the Dakota in the summer?

Corn

400

What animal was sacred to the Dakota and a key part of their culture and lifestyle?

The Buffalo

400
The type of material the Ojibwe used to make their homes and canoes
birchbark
400

Which season did the Ojibwe live near water and harvest wild rice?

Fall

400

Giving this back to nature was a sign of respect from the Ojibwe

Tobacco

400

According to Ojibwe legend, on what animal is North America built on the back of?

A Turtle

500

The "The Badger and the Bear" what legend chases off the greedy bears and protects the Badgers?

The Avenger

500
What was the reason for the Ojibwe migration?
A prophet told them to migrate to a place where "food grows on water"
500

Which season did the Dakota refer to as "the Severe Moon" and the Ojibwe would spread out from each other?

Winter

500

Harvesting manoomin (wild rice) required what two jobs?

The "poler" move the canoe through the wild rice

The picker/knocker to get the rice into the canoe. 

500

The Ojibwe refer to themselves as "Anishinaabe" What does that roughly translate to?

The original/first people.