The following are the ways how the Dakota and Anishinaabe tribes interact:
Trade relations:
The Anishinaabe tribes have good trading relations with the Dakota tribes. They trade in most forest produces that are unique to their areas of habitat.
Language:
The language spoken by the people of Anishinaabe tribes and the Dakota tribes have a lot of features in common that make the language sound and mean almost the same.
Food:
The types of staple foods eaten by the people of Anishinaabe tribes and Dakota tribes are enriched with wild fruits and other meat foods obtained from the forests.