| Description |
80 pages : illustrations ; 20 x 24 cm |
| Summary |
Describes the daily life of the Sioux Indians, their clothing, food, games, and customs before and after the coming of the white man. |
| Note |
"Cover-craft." |
| Contents |
What did the Sioux Indians look like? -- If you lived with the Sioux, what kind of house would you live in? -- Would you live in the same place all the time? -- How would you travel? -- Would you stay close to your tipi? -- Where would you sleep? -- What would you eat? -- What kind of clothes would you wear? -- Did Sioux children go to school? -- Did boys and girls learn the same things? -- What would your first lesson be? -- Were grown-ups strict? -- How did the Sioux hunt the buffalo? -- Did boys take part in the hunt? -- What happened after the hunt? -- What could you make out of a buffalo? -- Did the Sioux Indians work hard? -- Was there time for fun? -- What was the Sioux religion? -- How did the Sioux worship? -- What was the most important time in a boy's life? -- Did girls have a special ceremony too? -- What is a medicine bundle? -- How did a Sioux get a wife? -- Where did the bride and bridegroom live after they were married? -- What were good manners? -- What happened if someone got sick? -- How did the Sioux talk to other Indians? -- Did the Sioux like war? -- What was the bravest thing a Sioux could do? -- Did the Sioux Indians scalp their enemies? -- What weapons did the Sioux use? -- What happened after a battle? -- Could anyone become an Indian chief? -- Could a chief make a rule by himself? -- What happened to a Sioux who broke the rules of the tribe? -- Who were the other important men in the tribe? -- Who owned Sioux land? -- What happened to the Sioux when the white people came? -- A note from the author about the Sioux Indians today. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.6 1.0 18479. |
| Subject |
Indians of North America -- Juvenile literature.
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Dakota Indians.
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Indians of North America.
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| Local Subject |
Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Juvenile literature.
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| Subject |
Dakota Indians -- Juvenile literature.
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| Local Subject |
Indigenous peoples -- North America.
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| Added Author |
Drew, Jean Syverud, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
0590451626 Scholastic |
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0812453654 Perfection Learning |
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