Minnesota History early Dakota Northern Lights chp 3

Chapter 3 is about the Dakota people.

What are other names for Dakota?

• Ojibwe

• Sioux

• Great Sioux Nation

• Cherokee

The Dakota people have lived here in North America longer than any other group.

• true

• false

Dakota people believe time runs in a straight line.

• true

• false

Storyteller. The Ghost-Wife main lesson was about:

• respect

• generosity

• income

• kinship

Storyteller. The Badger & the Bear main story lesson is about:

• respect

• generosity

• kinship

• Oral History

Storyteller. The main lesson in Thunderbird is about:

• explaining values

• understanding the natural world

• kindness

• generosity

Oral Story telling helps keep Dakota History

• funny

• interesting

• alive

• private

Dakota oral history connects:

• people to their neighbors

• animals to people

• people to their past & each other

• animals to nature

Match the following words that go together

• the Bear

• Mni sota Makoche

• Wife

• Badger and

• Minnesota

• The Ghost

• Spirit

• Thunder

• Bird

• Water

The Mdewakanton shield represents the Dakota well with its colors and symbols.

Which two sets are the four correct colors?

• red & white

• yellow & black

• pink & purple

• orange & blue