List 10 facts about the Kiowa Indians
Kiowa men wore their hair in braids, parted it in the middle, and cut the right side shorter than the left. Divorce was simple, not common. They worshipped the sun. They hunted and worshipped the buffalo. They respected the eagle. They migrated from Montana to Oklahoma. They created legends to explain natural phenomena. Warfare was sacred business. They offered bright red cloth to the gods. They were nomadic. They lived in tipis.
The buffalo is the animal representation of the
sun
Fragmentary mythology, legend, lore, and hearsay remain preserved in
verbal tradition
Why did Momaday return to Rainy Mountain in the July he discusses in the Introduction
his grandmother, Aho, died and he wanted to visit her grave.
At its very cor, WRM is about
connections
The story of the Kiowas began ___ centuries ago.
3
In the late ____ century, they began a long migration to the south and east.
17th
It seemed to Momaday that ______ was at the top of the world, but it still felt confining because of the surrounding rocks and woods.
Yellowstone
The perfect freedom of the mountains belongs to the
eagle
What made the Kiowas pause in their journey in the land of the Crows?
They had to change.
What does the author have in common with the illustrator of the piece?
Name
How is it that the Kiowas have kindsmen in the night sky?
The Big Dipper represents a legend that the Kiowas believe is watching down on them.
How often were the Sun Dances held?
Every year
When the soldiers came to break up the gathering for the Sun Dance, Aho witnessed the _____ of her god.
murder
Who was: sitting at the beding over beadwork, but most often in prayer?
Aho
Who were: made of lean and leather?
Aged visitors
Who: made loud and elaborate talk, full of jest and gesture?
Wives and daughters.
Who was: at home in the kitchen; they prepared banquets
Wives and daughters.
Whose: singing rose up and carried away into the darkness?
old people
Who: had to hang an old hide from the sacred tree?
Kiowas
What: in mourning appeared really small?
Aho's house
Who were: a summer people?
Kiowas
Who were: an old council of warlords, come to remind and be reminded who they were?
aged visitors
Who was: a Christian in later years who never forgot reverence for the sun?
Aho
Explain "There are things in nature that engender an awful quiet in the heart of man; Devils Tower is one of them."
Devil's Tower is something so mysterious, it leaves people in awe and they need time to think about it and absorb it.
Explain "I wanted to see in reality what she had seen more perfectly in the mind's eye and traveled fifteen hundred miles to begin my pilgrimage."
Momaday wants to visit Aho's grave and remember and pay respect to Aho's life, so he travels 1500 miles to her grave.
How did the Kiowas feel about warfare?
It was their sacred business.
According to their _____ myth, the Kiowas entered the world through a hollow log.
origin
The Kiowas' legend about the seven sisters explains the existence of two natural phenomena:
Devil's Tower and The Big Dipper
The tribes that contributed the most to Kiowa culture were the
Crows and the Camanches
The pregnant woman who got caught in a hollow log is an explanation of why
the Kiowa Tribe is so small in number.
Anthropologists know that a part of the tribe split away from the Kiowas because
There is the same language in different places and no other tribe had similar language to the Kiowas.
Kiowas are responsible for ______ because of an old promise by a man thrown out of the tribe.
dogs
The ten most brave warriors were a society called
Real Dogs
Unlike neighbor tribes of Cheyenne and Arapaho, Kiowas were never
farmers
The grandmother knew the sun's child was a boy when she saw the ball
had arrows, and girls were not allowed to posses arrows.
What happened to the boy when the ring cut him in two?
He duplicated and became twins.
The second chapter of WRM is titled
"The Going On"
That period of time from 1740-1840 represents the 100 years of the Kiowa
Golden Age
What is the name of the anthropologist who provides most of the information about the Kiowa Tribe?
James Mooney.
Give 3 examples of the power of words among the Kiowa Legends.
1. When the man and wife are on a walk and the man senses an enemy, he knows that only Kiowas can understand their language. 2. The twins remember a word that the grandmother spider had told them to recite when they were in danger; it saved them. 3. When someone died, their name would never be repeated again.
As an offering, the Kiowas used bright
red cloth
A man's name is a word; a word is sacred; therefor, a man's name is
sacred
When the twins killed the great snake, they killed
their grandfather.
List three weapons that the Kiowas used
arrow, hatchet, guns
List 5 material products the Kiowas took from the buggalo
tipis, clothes, food, blankets, and fat to put in their hair.
Momaday can understand how his ancestors created a myth when he encounters the same sights and sounds in the landscape that they did. Prove this by describing a myth that he tells and the image that connects him to it.
In a myth, a man was chased by a bull; in reality, Momaday was chased by a cow, and discovered what it felt like to really live.
Identify the Kiowas by three words to describe them as warriors.
strong, resourceful, cunning
Write down 5 facts about James Mooney.
His parents were Irish. He was Christian He discovered many famous artifacts that are now in the Smithsonian and other museums. He lived with and studied the Cherokee Indians He died in 1921
What importance is attached to grandparents in Kiowa culture?
They are the teachers of the future of the tribe.
What is the tool taht gives the Kiowas power over the buffalo?
WORDS
What information from the Kiowa Indian handout explains the personal information about Mammedaty's grandmother?
She was captured in Mexico and brought into the tribe.
Why do ancient cultures create legends to explain the natural phenomena around them?
They have not developed the technology or studied enough about the mysteries of the world, so they make up their own explanations to answer questions.
How is the body of the Sun Boy eucharistic?
Boy gave himself up spiritually.
1740-1840
Golden Age
1833
The Leonid Meteor Shower
1934
Momaday is born
1969
WRM is published
1837
The Kiowas begin to make treaties with the white men
1840-1875
the decline of the Kiowas
1879
The disappearance of the buffalo from the Southern Plains
1969
Momaday wins Pulitzer Prize
1880
Aho is born
1887
The last Sun Dance on the Washita River
1888
the final exposure of the Tai-me.