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By Kristine Pilla and Michael Werba

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History/Timeline

  • They call themselves Lakota which means "friend."
  • Lived on the plains with many other Indians like the Cheyenne and Oto
  • Originally lived in the Rocky Mountain area, but migrated to what is now North & South Dakota
  • Around the time of the Louisiana Purchase
    • the United States Government’s land expansion
    • major decrease in buffalo, the animal most essential to the Lakota way of life.
  • Constantly fighting for their land
  • Small reservation today, in South Dakota

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TIMELINE

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Geography

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Stop and Think

Lakota means what ?

The Lakota originally lived in the Rocky Mountains and migrated to where?

Thinking about their migration, what can you inference about geography and its influence?

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Culture

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Culture

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Lakota painting on buffalo hide.

Lakota Peace Pipe

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Clothes

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Clothes

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Stop and Think

Can you name some types of clothing?

What were they made from?

How was traditions passed along?

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Food

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Food

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Habitat/Home

  • lightweight
  • easily taken apart and put back up
    • made them great for travel.
  • Made of buffalo hide
  • Warm in winter, cool in summer
  • Large enough for entire families

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What animals did the Lakota Sioux hunt?

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What were their teepees made of?

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Famous

Lakota Sioux

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“It is through this mysterious power that we too have our being, and we therefore yield to our neighbors, even to our animal neighbors, the same right as ourselves to inhabit this vast land.”

  • Born in today’s South Dakota.
  • The original was Jumping Badger.
  • Late 1860s and early 1870s: involved in many clashes with the U.S. Army and white settlers
  • He led war parties that attacked several U.S. forts in the Dakota Territory including Fort Berthold, Fort Buford, and Fort Stevenson.
  • Appointed a tribal chief in 1857.
  • Was also a shaman and a Holy man.
  • Had a vision before the Battle of the Little Bighorn. He saw the defeat of the 7th Cavalry commanded by George Armstrong Custer.
  • An inspiration to the Indian warriors: many believed his magical powers were the reason for the great victory.

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  • Sioux Indian War Chief
  • Born: c. 1840 somewhere in South Dakota
  • Died: September 5, 1877 in Fort Robinson, Nebraska
  • Best known for: Leading the Sioux in their fight against the U.S. government
  • birth name was Cha-O-Ha which means "Among the Trees."
  • After the Grattan Massacre, Crazy Horse earned a reputation as a brave and fearsome warrior.
  • 1876: Crazy Horse led his men into battle against Colonel George Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
  • He refused to be photographed.
  • He had a daughter named They Are Afraid of Her.

“One does not sell the earth upon which the people walk.”

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  • The Lakota Sioux lived in what is now _____.
  • They were sometimes called tentons, which means what?
  • Name the famous type of dance ritual of the Lakota Sioux tribe.
  • In what ways did the Lakota use the buffalo that they hunted?
    • Hint: They did not waste any part of the animals they hunted
  • Name the two most famous Lakota chiefs
    • One important thing they achieved

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Timeline: http://www.angelfire.com/sc3/smmindex3/lakotatimeline.html

Native American History: http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history

Native American Information: http://www.ic-migration.webhost.uits.arizona.edu/icfiles//ic/kmartin/School/amer1.htm

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