1. The Dakota Sioux Indians of the Great Plains By: Safia Abdalla

2. Greetings! I am Duta Keya (Red Turtle), a young girl from the Dakota tribe of the Great Plains. I live in a tepee with my family: my mother, father, and four brothers. What's that you say you would like to find out more. Well come along then. Begin the Tour

3. I am from the Dakota Sioux tribe of the Great Plains. My people have lived on the land that we call Dakota for a long time. I am a Winyan and it is my responsibility to grow up and take care of my family. Everyday I get up early in the morning, and pray to the Gods of the Wi and Hanwi. But enough about me what would you like to learn about? The Dakota Sioux Lifestyle The Dakota Sioux Homes The Dakota Sioux Food The Dakota Sioux Religion The Dakota Sioux Peoples' Roles The Dakota Sioux Dress

4. The Dakota Lifestyle To understand the Dakota lifestyle, you must know who the Dakota Sioux are first. There are many groups of the Sioux tribes. We have different dialects so some of us call each other Lakota or Dakota or Nakota. But we are all part of the same culture, we just have different dialects. To see more click on the picture to the right.......

5. My people depend greatly on buffalo. We follow the buffalo everywhere. The white men call us nomads because we do this. Father says that this means that they believe we move around with our food source. But the buffalo are not only our food source but they are also our source of shelter and clothing. But we also depend on plants for food. To know which plant grows when we have created a system of months. To learn more click here What My People Do

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31. The End Well, that is pretty much it. To learn more about us you have to actually come and explore, but this is all I can tell you here. Amba! Amba! (Bye! Bye!)