South Dakota Indian Studies Midterm Exam Questions And Answers 100% Correct Answers

Name the 9 Reservations - correct answers Standing Rock Indian Reservation Cheyenne River Reservation Pine Ridge Indian Reservation Rosebud Indian Reservation Lower Brule Indian Reservation Crow Creek Indian Reservation Yankton Indian Reservation Lake Traverse Indian Reservation Flandreau Indian Reservation What two SD reservations extend into present-day ND? - correct answers Standing Rock Indian Reservation, Lake Traverse According to the U.S. census figures, what percent of the United States isAmerican Indian? - correct answers 1.3% According to the U.S. census figures, what percent of SD is American Indian? - correct answers 9% The South Dakota reservation with the largest population is: Name & Population - correct answers Pine Ridge Indian Reservation 15,507 The South Dakota reservation with the smallest population is: Name & Population - correct answers Flandreau Indian Reservation 408 The South Dakota reservation with the largest land area (miles^2) is: Name & Land Area - correct answers Cheyenne River Indian Reservation 4419.99 miles^2 The South Dakota reservation with the smallest land area (miles^2) is: Name & Land Area - correct answers Flandreau Indian Reservation 3.99 miles^2 Can an enrolled member of the tribe live off the reservation? - correct answers Yes; each tribe determines criteria for enrollment Describe the significance of the Verendrye Plate and the Great Plains Fur Trade of the 1700s - correct answers 1743 - plate was put in the ground by the French brothers in Ft. Pierre; it was then found again in 1903 Describe Lewis & Clark's Expedition Encounters with the Tribes as follows: Name of Tribe Involved, Location of Meeting, What happened - correct answers Encounter #1: Yankton Sioux Tribe, Yankton Calumit Bluff, there was a celebration (considered a friendly encounter) Encounter #2: Teton Sioux, near Pierre & Bad River, confrontation (wanted to control the river) Encounter #3: Arikara, Mobridge & Grand River, friendly encounter Who was George Catlin & discuss his contribution to Native American history (particularly the Sioux)? - correct answers American painter who studied and painted what he saw in the West He was on display at the NYC Exhibition (had 474 paintings there) Who is Karl Bodmer and discuss his contribution to Native American history (particularly the Sioux)? - correct answers Swiss painter Traveled the Great Plains area painting landscapes Waniyetu Iyawa - correct answers Lakota translation for winter count Winter Count - correct answers tribal historian notes good stories and draws pictographic chronology of memorable events (lasts from first snowfall of one winter to first snowfall of the next winter) Index Year What is its importance in the winter count? - correct answers events shared by many Lakota counts help in establishing a relative sequence of historical occurences What types of materials could a winter count be made of? - correct answers buffalo hide, canvas, paper, muslin What is the meaning of the three words, Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota? - correct answers alliance of friends (they were one group hundreds of years ago) naddewasioux - correct answers Ojibwa (enemies of the Sioux) term for the Sioux meaning little snakes, little enemies, Lakota or Teton's 7 subgroups - correct answers Known as Oceti Sakowin (7 Fires) Oglala, Sicangu, Hankpapa, Mniconju, Oohenunpa, Itazipacola, Sihasapa What is the importance of the horse to the Lakota? - correct answers horses could carry larger dwellings and larger families than dogs used for transportation or hauling household goods medium for trading goods Mitakuye Oyasin - correct answers all my relatives What is the job of the "soldier band" or Akicita (camp police) during a bison hunt? - correct answers kept order and obey Determine the general route and significance of the westward expansions: 1842 Oregon Trail 1847 Mormon Trail ~1861 Bozeman Trail - correct answers 1842 Oregon Trail: North Platte River to Oregon, traveled via wagon, looking for economic opportunity and farmland 1847 Mormon Trail: Nauvoo IL to Salt Lake City UT, Mormons escape religious discrimination ~1861 Bozeman Trail: Oregon Trail to Montana, goes through the Great Sioux Reservation Describe what happened during the Conquering Bear and Grattan incident in August 1854? - correct answers Mormon wagon trail -- Nature citizen (High forehead kills oz, Lt, Gratton surround camp, killing Chlot Qnquering roar) Teton Grand Council When Where Who was involved What happened? - correct answers When: 1857 Where: Bear Butte Who was involved: Red Cloud, Teton, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, 7500 native people What happened: solemn pledge not to permit further encroachment from whites