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Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul. – 1970
The Dakota or Sioux people may well be the best known of all the nations which first lived in North America. Tribal members gave themselves the name Dakota, meaning friends. Their Minnesota neighbors called them by a long name meaning enemy. French traders in the 1600s took the last part of the name and wrote it down as Sioux. Since then, they…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Child Rearing, Childrens Literature, Cultural Background
Peer reviewedKoman, Rita G. – OAH Magazine of History, 1993
Presents a classroom lesson in which students interpret historical cause and effect through the analysis of U.S. census data. Recommends the use of local historical census data to help students learn about their community's experience. Includes a map and charts of census data. (CFR)
Descriptors: Census Figures, Demography, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Concepts
