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Lakota Nation
Also known as the Dakota or the Sioux Nation
Many tribes are part of the Lakota Nation:
Mdewakanton
Sisseton
Teton
Wahpekute
Wahpeton
Yankton
Yanktonai
Where did they live?
The Lakota Nation roamed the Great Plains in modern-day Minnesota, Colorado, North and South Dakota, and Nebraska.
"Cimarron grassland" by Zorin09 - Own work. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cimarron_grassland.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Cimarron_grassland.jpg
John C. H. Grabill [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
The Lakota Nation roamed the Great Plains in modern-day Minnesota, Colorado, North and South Dakota, and Nebraska.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, North and South Dakota
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Great Plains- flat grasslands in middle of the US
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Traveled to hunt buffalo
Climate
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High heat during summer
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Very cold during winters
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Windy
Teepees
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Made of buffalo hide and wood
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Could be taken down and put back together in new location
What did they eat?
Buffalo was a major part of the Lakota diet.
The photo is image number K8712-1 at the USDA Agricultural Research Service, by Keith Weller. The original caption with the photo: "These ears of corn demonstrate some of the differences mutations maintained at the Maize Genetics Cooperation Stock Center."
By SriMesh (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons
Buffalo was a major part of the Lakota diet.
Hunted...
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Buffalo
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Deer
Grew...
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Corn
Gathered...
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Berries
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Fruits and Vegetables
Clothing and Tools
American Horse is wearing a warbonnet. Warbonnets were worn by important members of the Lakota tribe.
"Wife of American Horse, Dakota Sioux, by Gertrude Käsebier, ca. 1900" by Gertrude Käsebier - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID ppmsca.12119.This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information.العربية | čeština | Deutsch | English | español | فارسی | suomi | français | magyar | italiano | македонски | മലയാളം
Moccasins are soft shoes made of animal skins. The Lakota would often decorate them with beads. By Daderot (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
American Horse is wearing a warbonnet. Warbonnets were worn by important members of the Lakota tribe.
Clothing
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Made of buffalo skin
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Decorated with beads, shells, and animal teeth
Men's Clothes:
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Shirts
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Leggings
Women's Clothes:
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Full length dresses
Tools
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Lance- long wooden shaft with a stone tip
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Clubs
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Traveled on horses
A pow wow is a traditional celebration of the Lakota and other Plains tribes. These celebrations include food, dancing, and singing.
Resources
“Sioux Indian tribe facts and information.” (n.d.) Native American Indian facts. Retrieved on February 15, 2015 from http://nativeamerican-indian-facts.com/Great-Plains-American-Indian-Facts/Sioux-Indian-Tribe-Facts.shtml
South Dakota. (22 Jul 2011). “Oglala Nation pow wow.” Retrieved on February 16, 2015 from https://www.youtube.com/watchv=ARta7dzgwZo
SLL-SadieL. (2015). “Tools and weapons.” Lakota(Sioux). Retrieved February 17, from https://earlynativeamericantribes.wikispaces.com/Lakota+%28Souix%29