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... If you lived with the Sioux Indians, by Ann McGovern ; illustrated by Jean Syverud Drew

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... If you lived with the Sioux Indians

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by Ann McGovern ; illustrated by Jean Syverud Drew

Describes the daily life of the Sioux Indians, their clothing, food, games, and customs before and after the coming of the white man

What did the Sioux Indians look like? -- If you lived with the Sioux, what kind of house would you live in? -- Would you live in the same place all the time? -- How would you travel? -- Would you stay close to your tipi? -- Where would you sleep? -- What would you eat? -- What kind of clothes would you wear? -- Did Sioux children go to school? -- Did boys and girls learn the same things? -- What would your first lesson be? -- Were grown-ups strict? -- How did the Sioux hunt the buffalo? -- Did boys take part in the hunt? -- What happened after the hunt? -- What could you make out of a buffalo? -- Did the Sioux Indians work hard? -- Was there time for fun? -- What was the Sioux religion? -- How did the Sioux worship? -- What was the most important time in a boy's life? -- Did girls have a special ceremony too? -- What is a medicine bundle? -- How did a Sioux get a wife? -- Where did the bride and bridegroom live after they were married? -- What were good manners? -- What happened if someone got sick? -- How did the Sioux talk to other Indians? -- Did the Sioux like war? -- What was the bravest thing a Sioux could do? -- Did the Sioux Indians scalp their enemies? -- What weapons did the Sioux use? -- What happened after a battle? -- Could anyone become an Indian chief? -- Could a chief make a rule by himself? -- What happened to a Sioux who broke the rules of the tribe? -- Who were the other important men in the tribe? -- Who owned Sioux land? -- What happened to the Sioux when the white people came? -- A note from the author about the Sioux Indians today

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