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tHE SEASONS OF THE DAKOTA

DAKOTA games

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Plum Stone Game
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Photographs by Robin Nelson (2015)
The Plum Stone Game is a game of chance.  Each Plum Stone has a different design.  A player places all of the stones inside the bowl.  Then, the bowl is tipped and the stones fall out.  The player gets points based on which designs are facing up.  Counting sticks are used to keep score.  
Deer Toe Bone Game
The Deer Toe Bone game is a game of skill. It helps develop hand and eye coordination. You score points by holding on to the carved bone pin and swinging the hole- punched leather and toe bones into the air attempting to catch a toe bone or pierce a hole in the leather.


Play video to watch Deer Toe Bone game
Double Ball Game
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Left: WE PITISOWEWEPAHIKAN, Manataka™ American Indian Council Right: Photograph by Robin Nelson (2015)
The Double-Ball game is a team sport played much like hockey, but up in the air. Team sports teach us how to cooperate with one another and strengthen our body and our minds. 
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1  
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 ​