Vocab
Dakota Facts
Similarities & Differences
Ojibwe Facts
U.S. History
100

Define Tipi

What is - A cone-shaped house made by stretching animal skins over a frame of wooden poles

100

List two activities the Dakota did

What is - Hunting, fishing, building canoes 

100

What type of food do the Dakota and the Ojibwe eat?

What is - wild rice, fish, bison, berries, maple sugar/syrup 

100

What was the main lake the Ojibwe lived on?

What is - Lake Superior 

100

What day was the Declaration of Independence written?

What is - July 4th, 1776 

200

Define Birchbark

What is - The bark, or outer covering, of a birch tree

200

What is another name for the Dakota?

What is- Sioux

200

What are the two human capital activities both groups did to survive (think food)?

What is - hunting and fishing

200

How many times do the Ojibwe move in a year?

What is - four times for the four seasons

200

What is the war in which the South fought the North?

What is - The Civil War

300

Define Wigwam

What is- A round dwelling made out of poles and saplings and covered with sheets of birchbark or woven mats

300

What are two Dakota values?

What is - Generosity and Kinship (respect also accepted)

300

How do both groups build their canoes?

What is - 

Ojibwe use birchbark 

Dakota hollow out logs

300

What is the main activity in the Springtime?

What is - making maple sugar/syrup

300

How many presidents has the U.S. had?

What is - 47

400

Define Migration

What is - The process of moving from one region or country to another

400

When did the Dakota arrive in Minnesota?

What is - They were always here 

400

What did both tribes live in?

What is - 

Dakota live in tipis 

Ojibwe live in Wigwams

400

When do the Ojibwe men hunt?

What is - in the spring, fall, and winter 

400

What year did the U.S. join World War II?

What is - 1941

500

Define Sovereign

What is- Self-ruling and independence

500

Who did the Dakota live with and what did they live in? (two answers)

What is - all of their extended families in tipis

500

Describe both groups arrivals to Minnesota? (be specific)

What is - The Dakota were already here. The Ojibwe traveled to MN from the Atlantic Ocean (the East Coast) 

500

List all four locations for the tribe. (Where did they live each season)

What is - 

Spring: where maple trees grow (sugar camp)

Summer: near rivers and lakes

Fall: near ponds, marshes, and lakes that grow wild rice

Winter: pine forests

500

List the first three presidents

What is -

George Washington

John Adams

Thomas Jefferson