badger and the bear
the ghost wife
the circle of history/ human capital
vocabulary
early dakota facts
100

The purpose of the story the badger and the bear was to teach Dakota Children what?

Generosity

100

What was the most important rule that the man had to follow for his wife to move into the village?

He should never raise his voice inside the tipi


100

The job skills and knowledge an individual has to enhance their ability to earn a income. 

Human Capital 
100

What does Mni Sota Makoce mean in Dakota 

Land where the water is so clear that they reflect the clouds in the sky

100

How did the Dakota people keep history alive?

They used oral history to connect the present Dakota to the past. 

200

What was the bear looking for the first day going to the badger's den?

Food

200

What happens to the wife and children at the end of the story?

They vanished after the husband yelled in the tipi

200

money, or another benefit from human capital i

Income

200

A cone-shaped house made by stretching animal skins over a frame of wood poles

Tipi

200

Another name used for the Dakota people?

sioux

300

What happen to the 'Bear' family in the story the badger and the bear?

The bear family left the den as soon as they felt the presence of the avenger. 

300

In the story the 'ghost wife' the children and wife disapeared because the husband did not treat his family with what?

Respect

300

Name 2 ways a person can improve thier human capital. 

Education, training, practicing their skills, staying healthy and productive, and connecting with people who can help them. 

300

ohanwhaste in Dakota means 

Generosity

300

The Dakota nations lived in different states, name 3.

North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Canda

400

The end of the story the badger family was rewarded how?

They got their house back. 

400

Name 2 ways a Dakota family behaved in the tipi?

quiet voice, eyes lowered, move in the tipt carefully, do not watch others sleep, use kinship titles with relatives. 

400

What tribe has lived in the MN the longest?

Dakota

400

expression of courtesy and consideration towards others is. 

Respect "wo ohoda"
400

How many bands were within the Dakota nation?

7

500

How does the story connect to giving food, and gifts?

Sharing things like food and gifts is the act of generosity. It is good to help others in need without wanting anything in return. 

500

The character in the story who lived among animals, learning their language and ways. 

The young man 

500

The Dakota believed history to be a circle. What does this mean?

That the past, present and future are all related to each other. If something happened in the past it will happen again. 
500

Close relationship with ones relatives is known as?

Kinship

500

For hundreds of years, Dakota earned their living how? name 1 way

Gathering it, making it themselves, trading,