ND Studies: The Dakotas

Until the middle of the 19th century, the Eastern Dakotas, also called _, lived in the woodlands of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa.

The Dakotas are sometimes called the _.

• Lakota

• Sioux

• Middle Dakota

Many Dakota villages had gardens where women grew _, _, and_.

• potatoes

• corn

• beans

• sweet peas

• squash

In the woodlands, the Dakotas hunted _, and smaller animals such as _ and _ to add protein to their diets.

• buffalo

• deer

• birds

• rabbits

• raccoons

In the early spring, the Dakotas went into the woods to tap _ trees for sap.

• oak

• maple

• aspen

• fir

_ taught Dakota customs and values to the little children.

• Parents

• Grandparents

• Aunts

• Mothers

The sacred spirit of the Dakotas was _.

What helped to promote healing?

• aspirin

• local plants

• Medicine Dance

• a balanced diet

The _ gave young men the strength, protection, and knowledge to become medicine men or warriors.

In the mid-_ century, some of the Dakotas moved into present-day North Dakota.

• 18th

• 19th

• 20th