Dakota Moons
The following is a list of Dakota moons collected around the middle of the XIXth Century [1]:
| 1. | January | Wi-teri | The Hard Moon |
| 2. | February | Wicata-wi | Raccoon Moon |
| 3. | March | Istawicayazan-wi | Sore-Eye Moon |
| 4. | April |
Magaokadi-wi Watopapi-wi |
Moon in which the Geese Lay Their Eggs Moon when Streams are again Navigable |
| 5. | May | Wayupi-wi | The Planting Moon |
| 6. | June | Wajustecasa-wi | Moon when Strawberries are Red |
| 7. | July |
Canpasapa-wi Wasunpa-wi |
Moon when the Choke Cherries are Ripe
Moon when the Geese Shed Their Feathers |
| 8. | August | Wasuton-wi | Harvest Moon |
| 9. | September | Psinhnaketu-wi | Moon when Rice is Laid up to Dry |
| 10. | October | Wazupi-wi | Drying Rice Moon |
| 11. | November | Takiyura-wi | Deer Rutting Moon |
| 12. | December | Tahecapsun-wi | Moon when Deer Shed Their Horns |
To this compare the lists of Hotcâk moons.
Notes:
[1] Edward Duffield Neill, The History of Minnesota (Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1858 [reprint, 1975]) 86.