Ch. 3 Early Dakota

Mni Sota Makoce

• the Dakota word where the word Minnesota comes from

• land where the waters are so clear they reflect the clouds in the sky

• kinship

• ohanwaste

• human capital

Dakota means

• friend

• ally

• snakes

• Ojibew

Sioux means

• snake in Ojibwe

• Snake in Dakota

• ally

• friend

The word Sioux comes from these languages

• Dakota

• Ojibwe

• French

• English

Ohiyesa's name means

• the victor

• the avenger

• the Ghost Wife

• The Great Sioux Nation

Ohiyesa became

• a doctor

• an author

• an astronaut

• Charles Eastman

Storytellers

• make sure the oral traditions of the Dakota do not fade away

• have a talent for making the stories come alive

• are living books

• are respected by the Dakota

Tipi

• a cone shaped home

• made by stretching animal skins over a from of wooden poles

• were transported by women

• were owned by the men

Dakota children honored their parents privacy by

• keeping their eyes lowered at all times

• making them elaborate gifts

• singing songs to them

• harvesting rice for them

ohanwaste means

• generosity

• the habit of giving without expecting anything in return

• kinship

• extended family