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The Dakota and Ojibwa Indians both occupied the state of Minnesota. A border was established between the two groups in order to prevent constant battles and arguments. The line was drawn to split the state making a northern section in which the Ojibway Indians lived and the southern half was home to the Dakota Indians. Although these two cultures could not live together in peace they did have many similarities as well as many differences. The Dakota Indians lived in a mobile lifestyle taking there belongings and home with them. The Dakota lived in teepees throughout the summer as they followed the herds of buffalo. The teepees were made of many poles tied together at the top and then covered with Buffalo hides. A typical teepee needed sixteen to eighteen buffalo hides to cover the entire thing. They would hunt all summer to prepare for the long cold winters. After the summer became fall they began to settle in their sod home