Native Americans of the PlainsNative Americans of the Plains

By Emma C.

TribesTribes

• The Native Americans of the Plains lived in the area from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. Also from Canada to Mexico

• The most important tribes are the Sioux, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Crow, Kiowa, and Comanche.

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ShelterShelter

• The Native Americans of the Plains lived in large, buffalo hide tents or teepees.

• Before horses, the teepees were about 12 feet high.

• Because of horses, the Native Americans of the Plains were able to double the size because they weren’t carrying the teepee when they travel.

• They had the horses carry the teepees. Having horses made carrying teepees easier

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Description of RegionDescription of Region

• The Plains had very mild weather.

• It could become hotter than 100 degrees in the summer. It could get all the way down to 40 below with heavy snowing in the winter. en.wikipedia.org

Food SourcesFood Sources

• They were corn farmers as well as hunters.

• Once they got horses, they gave up farming all together.

• Their diet consisted of mostly meat.

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ClothingClothing

• Women wore long, deerskin skirts or elk skin dresses

• Men wore breechcloth, leggings, and buckskin skirts

• Everybody in the tribe wore moccasins

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Tradition and CeremoniesTradition and Ceremonies

• One ceremony was the Sundance.

• At the Sundance, men would dance for four days

• They would dance until they faint.

• Before the dance, scouts would search for a cottonwood tree to become the sacred pole

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Everyday LifeEveryday Life

• The women cooked.

• When the tribe moved, the women would gather the teepees.

• The boys trained most of their life to become warriors.

• The grown men were already warriors.

• The girls were taught chores by their mother.

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CraftsCrafts

• The women were known for their quill and bead work.

• The men were known for their buffalo hide paintings.

• The tribe’s artists made pottery.

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Weapons and ToolsWeapons and Tools

• The warriors used bow and arrows, spears and war clubs.

• They also used buffalo hide shields

• Hunters used snares.

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ResourcesResources

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