
Prairie View Press
South Dakota: A Journey Through Time
Chapter 3: The Dakota Indians
Vocabulary:
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dialect – a variety of a language that is typical of a particular group or part of a country
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agricultural - having to do with farms and farming
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tiyospaye - main social unit of the Dakota; clan or band
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tipi - a cone-shaped tent of skins
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harmony - a pleasing combination of the parts that make up a whole
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supernatural - outside the natural world; spiritual or divine
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ritual - a system or form of ceremonies
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unity - the condition of bringing together in order to form a whole
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Websites to Explore:
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People of the Bison (Episode #109 of Dakota Pathways)
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A Changing World (Unit 1/Lesson 1 - The Weekly South Dakotan)
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Buffalo in South Dakota (Unit 3/Lesson 1 - The Weekly South Dakotan)
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American Indians and the Buffalo (Unit 3/Lesson 2 - The Weekly South Dakotan)
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