Compare and Contrast: Dakota and Ojibwe

COMPARE AND CONTRAST:  Gave back to the natural world by offering gifts of tobacco and food.

• Ojibwe Only
• Dakota Only
• Dakota and Ojibwe
• Neither Group

COMPARE AND CONTRAST:  Moved with the seasons to be closer to natural resources.

• Ojibwe Only
• Dakota Only
• Dakota and Ojibwe
• Neither Group

COMPARE AND CONTRAST:  Believed that their tribe originated in Minnesota

• Ojibwe Only
• Dakota Only
• Dakota and Ojibwe
• Neither Group

COMPARE AND CONTRAST:  Believed that their tribe migrated to Minnesota over a period of 500 years

• Ojibwe Only
• Dakota Only
• Dakota and Ojibwe
• Neither Group

COMPARE AND CONTRAST:  Used storytelling to teach history and lessons to children

• Ojibwe Only
• Dakota Only
• Dakota and Ojibwe
• Neither Group

COMPARE AND CONTRAST:  Built canoes out of birchbark

• Ojibwe Only
• Dakota Only
• Dakota and Ojibwe
• Neither Group

COMPARE AND CONTRAST: Women were responsible for farming

• Ojibwe Only

• Dakota Only

• Dakota and Ojibwe

• Neither Group

COMPARE AND CONTRAST: Viewed History as a Circle

• Ojibwe Only

• Dakota Only

• Dakota and Ojibwe

• Neither Group

Believed their people originated at the Bdote

• Dakota

• Ojibwe

• Both

• Neither Group

Harvested Wild Rice in the Fall

• Dakota

• Ojibwe

• Both

• Neither Group