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Name: Holly Nelson

Literature circle #5

Book: The Sioux by Kevin Cunningham and Peter Benoit

The first meeting of the

Hey, did you know that the Sioux with white Americans
name of the Sioux tribe is an was Lewis and Clark. They
Ojibwa word that means almost had a fight! Luckily,
“little snakes”? Crazy, huh? both sides backed down
The twoHey, did you
tribes wereknow before there was any
enemies! bloodshed.

pg.7 pg. 13

Hey, did you know

Yeah! And “tatanka” means I heard they remained at

“bison!”. The Sioux tribes peace for a while, but during
depended on them for food the 1830’s, more white
and clothing. settlers came and took their
pg. 34 territory!

pg. 14

Hey, did you know

The Sioux people lived in Did you know that Sitting
teepees! The lining was Bull was the holy man and
made of buffalo skin, and the leader of the Sioux?
willow wood was popular for Look, here’s a picture!
the supports.

pg. 38Hey, did you know

They also burned and

breathed in the leaves of the
red cedar tree when they
were sick with a cold! pg. 24

Photo source:
http://www.pbs.org/weta/
pg. 39

Hey, did you know

Hey, did you know

Have you heard of Crazy Horse? He studied how the U.S. Army
fought closely and used that knowledge to wipe out Custer at the
Battle of the Greasy Grass! Talk about a master tactician!

pg. 24

Photo source: http://indians.org/indigenous-peoples-literature/crazy-

horse-oglala.html