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tHE SEASONS OF THE DAKOTA

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Left: Hoop and arrows. Sioux, Northern Plains. Wood, rawhide thongs, red paint, blue paint, yellow paint, horse hair, and feathers. Royal B. Hassrick Indian Collection. NA.503.5A-C Right: GOING FOR THE ONE. Two contestants compete in the hoop and dart game at the International Traditional Games in Great Falls, Montana. Photo by Adam Sings in the Timber
Many American Indian games are inter-tribal, which means they are played by many different tribal nations. 
There are two types of games: Games of Skill and Games of Chance

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Essential Question
2  Learning Goal
​3  Vocabulary Words
4  Winter Count – Definition
5  Winter Count – Explanation
6  Winter Count – Historian Image
7  Winter Count – Explanation of Winter Count images
8  Story Telling
​9  Story Telling – Intro to Turtle Story
10  Toys
11  Games – Lacrosse Image
12  Games – Hoop and Arrow
13  Games – Games of Chance and Skill
14  Video – Explaining Traditional Games; Plum Stone Game; Deer Toe Bone Game; Double Ball Game
15  Snow Snake Game
16  Essential Question Review
17  Learning Goal Review
​18  Extension of Learning ​