Chapter 3 Flashcards
How do Dakota people belie time runs?
In a circle
What is income?
Money or other beliefs received in payment for goods or services
How many council fires are in the Dakota nation?
7
Where does the name “Minnesota” come from?
Dakota term that means the “land where the waters are so clear they reflect the clouds in the sky.”
The Dakota story, “ The Ghost Wife”, taught a lesson about what value?
Respect
Another name for the Dakota people is
Sioux
How did the Dakota people earn an income?
They didn’t. They got what they needed by gathering, making it or trading for it.
What was the name of a Dakota home?
Tipi or bark lodge
In the “Badger and the Bear” what value is taught?
Generosity
What four states do official Dakota communities/reservations exist today?
Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska
Name two reasons oral history is important in the Dakota culture.
1.) to keep history alive 2.) to connect Dakota people to one another 3.) to connect the Dakota their past 4.) helps people learn about the Dakota
What is Human Capital?
Knowledge and skills that help you earn an income
How did the Dakota show generosity?
They shared food with others, didn’t keep any back for them selves, they didn’t expect gifts of equal value, they gave gifts in honor of other people.
How did they show respect?
Kept eyes down in the tipi
Slept facing the tipi wall
They didn’t make eye contact when talking to others
Didn’t raise their voice
Called people “aunt” and “uncle” to show respect (even if they weren’t aunts and uncles)
Didn’t stare at a sleeping person
