Northern Lights Chapter 3 The Dakota

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

• wigwam

• tipi

• longhouse

What did the Dakota use tipis for?

• Shelter
• Food
• Fighting
• Kindling

What were the Dakota bands & council fires named after?

• Their favorite foods.
• What they believed in.
• Where they lived.
• The type of music they played.

Why did the Dakota live in tipis?

• It was good protection from enemies.
• They thought the cone shape looked awesome
• They moved alot and it was easy to pack up.

True or False. The Dakota did respect the buffalo and used many parts of the animal.

• True.

• False.

The Dakota have lived in Minnesota longer than anyone else 

• True
• False

The Dakota word, "Tiyospaye" means

• generosity
• extended family
• respect and courtesy

Oral history is the custom of...

• Passing down stories from the past in order to teach about that culture

• talking about artifacts in order to teach about that culture
• making bark ice skates
• making bison rib sleds

Mni Sota Makoce is the Dakota word for

• Bison

• Mississippi River

• Dakota

• Minnesota

The Dakota have been referred to as the Sioux. Sioux means "friend or ally"

• True

• False