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Crane

leadership

Loon

Leadership

Fish

Intellectual

Bear

Police

Martin

Warrior

Deer

Gentle People

Bird

Spiritual People

Titonwan

Dwellers on Prairie

Wahpekute

Shooters Among Leaves

Mdewakantonwan

Dwellers on Spirit Lake

Wahpetonwan

Dwellers Among Leaves

Sisitonwan

Dwellers Among Fish Bones

Ihanktonwan

Dwellers at Edge of Camp Circle

Ihanktonwana

Younger Dwellers at Edge of Camp Circle

Bde Maka Ska

Lake Calhoun (White Earth Lake)

Bde Uman

Lake Harriet (The Other Lake)

Bde Wita Topa

Lake of the Isles (Four Islands)

Bde Ia Tanka

Lake Minnetonka (Big Talking Lake)

Where is the Mille Lacs reservation located?

Approximately 100 miles north of the Twin Cities.

Who is the Chief Executive of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe?

Melanie Benjamin

In what year was the Mille Lacs Reservation Police Department founded?

1984

Which types of cases does the legal department refuse to handle?

1st and 2nd degree drug possession charges

Where do Mille Lacs Band casinos rank among the largest employers in Minnesota?

41st

What does "Bois Forte" translate to?

Strong Wood

What month will tribal members harvest wild rice every year?

September

Which of the 3 sections of Boise Fort is half wetlands?

Nett Lake

On Little Earth's emblem, what three values does the teepee represent?

Kinship, Strength, and Humility

When was the Urban Indian community, Little Earth, founded?

1973

What is the name of the casino associated with the Urban Indian community?

There is none.

What is the name of the Urban Indian's main community center?

Minneapolis American Indian Center

In which county is Grand Portage located?

Cook County

In what year was Grand Portage Reservation Established?

1854

Which is a Sustainable Foods Initiative at the Grand Portage Reservation?

Community Garden

What percent of employees at the Grand Portage Casino are First Nation Ojibwe?

18%

What does Dakota Oyate mean?

Dakota Nation

What does Pe?uhutazizi (Pejuhutazizi/Pezihutazizi) mean?

Yellow Medicine

What was the Prairie's Edge Casino Resort formerly known as?

Firefly Creek Casino

What county is Lower Sioux Community located in?

Redwood county

Who led the Dakota in the Dakota War of 1862?

Little Crow

What does "Dakota" translate to?

Allies and friends

How many members are part of the community council?

5

Philosophy

love of wisdom

Native wisdom

fermented collective experiences

Reciprocity

Offer tobacco before harvest to curtail over-exploitation

Game placation

Offer tobacco before hunting, and promising to fertilize the soil when you die.

Participation Mystique

Relationship you have with Earth as a living entity

Mythical Psychology

Sense of euphoria you get from a sacred area

Walking in beauty

Obligation to live a fully lived life

Virility of culture

when your culture is active

Cultural sovereignty

when you can legally practice your culture

Intellectual sovereignty

when you can cross reference your native scholars so your tribe can be disciplined

Creative creation

when something goes from complex to simple

Eco philosophy

you are equal to everything (plants and animals)

Ensoulment

everything is alive and has a spirit

Coming to know

active participation of new knowledge

Group sovereignty

you are a member of a group, a tribe no matter what happen

Jingle Dance

Wear bells, Drag tobacco, Heals illness

Men's Fancy

The most athletic, Regalia is bright with flying feathers and ribbons

Men straight/traditional dance

oldest traditional dance-narrates hunting and war experience

The Head Dancer

The lead dancer, Guides the dancers through the dance

The Host Drum

The host of the pow-wow's drum, One of the four drums

Grass Dance

Traditionally used to prepare tall grasses by dancing on it

Women's Fancy Shawl

New women's dance, Butterfly dance, Twirling/gliding

Women's Traditional

Oldest women's dance, Feet close to the ground, Women raise fans to honor male relatives, Fringed shawl over one arm, beautiful beadwork

Old Traditional

Oldest dance, Northern, Zig-zag, cannot go backwards, Breastplate, single bustle in back, Emulating a warrior or wounded bird trying to lure enemy

The Grand Entry

Opening ceremony, Tribes each carry a big flag and all dancers go out. Canadian flag, MN flag, US flag, eagle staff

Blanket dance

people toss money to raise money for an event

Andrew Myrick

Let them eat shit

Alexander Ramsey

Kill them all

Paradigm

Core Beliefs i.e 'land is sacred'