Transcript The Arapaho Indians - Winston County Schools

The Arapaho
Indians
By
Chloe
Where They Lived
The Arapaho homelands were once
located northeast of the Missouri River.
Parts of the present-day Wyoming,
Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska were in
their territory.
The Arapaho was abundant with natural
beauty.
Homes
The Arapaho lived in
tepees.
Women were in
charge of building the
tepees.
Tepees were usually
12 to 20 feet tall.
The tepees frame
was formed with three
poles .
The frame was
covered with buffalo
hides.
They pounded
wooden stakes
through the hide
Family Life
Hunting was a mans
most important job in
the Arapaho tribe.
He was expected to
provide for his family.
A man was ready to
marry when his
hunting skills.
The women’s older
brother, dad, uncle
chose her uncle.
A woman got married
in her late teens.
Children
The boys were taught
to hunt at a young
age.
They learned how to
imitate animal calls.
They got their first
pony at a young age.
Girls learned how to
sew hide with a bone
awl and sinew.
Women taught girls
how to tan hide.
Clothing
Men wore
breechcloths
Shirts
Moccasins
Leggings
Leggings protected
them from thorns.
Women wore fringed
dresses.
Knee high leggings.
During the winter the
Arapaho wore robes
made of buffalo.
Foods
The women and children gathered
vegetables, fruits, seeds, and wild berries
for their family.
They used buffalo meat for soups and
stews.
The women prepared meat for the winter.
Society
The Arapaho lived in four nomadic bands.
During the summer each band split into
family groups.
The groups returned to their winter
villages to rejoin their bands.
Pictures
The End