| Question | Answer |
| Mni Sota Makoce | Dakota term that inspired the name of our state |
| tipi | a cone-shaped house made by stretching animal skins over a frame of wooden poles |
| generosity | The habit of giving without expecting anything in return |
| kinship | close connections with one's relatives |
| extended family | all relatives, including parents, children, grandparents, cousins, aunts, and uncles |
| income | money or other benefits received in payment for goods or services |
| human capital | the knowledge and skills individuals have that enhance their ability to earn income |
| respect | expression of courtesy and consideration toward others |
| wigwam | a round dwelling made out of poles and saplings and covered with sheets of birchbark or woven mats |
| birchbark | the bark, or outer covering of a birch tree |
| migration | the process of moving from one region or country to another |
| wild rice | a tall grass that grows in shallow, still waters is an edible plant and important to Ojibwe culture |
| maple sugar | sweet substance made by boiling sap from a maple tree |
| corn | most important crop grown by the Ojibwe in the summer |
| alliance | an agreement made between two or more nations (or allies) to cooperate for specific reasons |
| sovereign | self-ruling and independent |
| Two ways the Dakota showed generosity | shared their food with anyone who needed food and by giving a gift to someone in honor of someone else |
| How the Dakota show respect to others | lowering their eyes, speaking softly, walking carefully in their tipis and using kinship titles like, "uncle" |
| Another name for Dakota | Sioux |
| Another name for Ojibwe | Chippewa or Anishinaabe |
| Anishinaabe means | original people |
| How the Dakota view history | In a circle |
| There are seven bands within the Dakota nation. What do they call these bands? | The seven council fires |
| Number of stops the Ojibwe would make on their journey from the east coast | seven |
| What the Ojibwe would find at the last stop on their journey | food that grew on water - wild rice |
| What the Ojibwe did in the spring | made maple sugar, made canoes, hunted |
| What the Ojibwe did in the summer | ceremonial feasts, planted vegetables, played lacrosse |
| What the Ojibwe did in the autumn (fall) | harvested wild rice, collected berries, hunted, fished |
| What the Ojibwe did in the winter | hunted, cooked, went sledding, played games, told stories |
| The Dakota and Ojibwe are are sovereign nations. What decisions are they able to make on their own? | where to live, who to trade, who to fight |
| Why the Dakota and Ojibwe form an alliance in 1679 | To stay at peace, the Dakota allowed the Ojibwe into their land and the Ojibwe gave the Dakota trade goods |
| Maude Kegg | Ojibwe artist and storyteller |
| Charles Eastman | Spent his childhood among the Dakota and later wrote books about the Dakota |
| Season in which the Ojibwe didn't hunt or rarely hunted | summer |
| What two seasons did the Ojibwe play lacrosse | summer and winter |
| Who did the fishing during the warm months | Ojibwe women |
| Who did the fishing during the cold months | Ojibwe men |
| A way the Ojibwe improved their human capital | girls helped their mothers grow corn and make clothes |
| Ways people improve their human capital | practice their skills, receive education, stay healthy and productive and connecting with people |
| How the badger got his home back in "The Badger and the Bear" | The avenger appeared and the bear family left |
| The rule the man in "The Ghost-Wife" story have to follow | never raise his voice in the tipi |
