The Plains Indians - Kent City School District
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THE PLAINS INDIANS
WHERE DID THEY LIVE???
The Plains Indians lived in the middle region of
the United States.
This is roughly west of the Mississippi River and
east of the Rocky Mountains
This land is made up of miles of treeless
grasslands….which is perfect grazing fields for
buffalo!
In between the
Mississippi
River and the
Rocky Mountains
THE PLAINS TRIBES
Some well known tribes in the Plains region are
the….
Crow
Sioux
Cheyenne
Apache
Since they moved around a lot you will find
variations in the tribes, ex: the dakota-sioux,
teton-sioux
EVERYDAY LIFE MEN
The best hunters had the highest rank in their
tribe.
A man was also judged by how many horses he
was able to obtain and if he shared them.
Men hunted deer, rabbit and elk.
Dogs would pull their catch back to camp.
EVERYDAY LIFE WOMEN
The Plains women excelled at quillwork.
These quills were sewn in clothing and used for
artwork on tipis.
Women chores were fetching water, sweeping,
hoeing the fields, cooking and sewing.
The land far from rivers were tough to garden, but
near rivers they would grow corn, squash and
sunflowers
They mostly picked berries and nuts
They were seen as inferior, not to speak unless
spoken to
EVERYDAY LIFE KIDS
Babies were taught at a very young age not to
cry because it might scare off the food.
At four years old the girls would accompany
their mother with her chores and the boys
would listen to war stories and practice their
bow and arrows.
Boys and girls never played together, they knew
they had separate roles in life.
At the age of 13, men went on Vision Quests
They played a game like stick ball (hockey)
WHAT DO THEY LIVE IN?
The tipi (teepee) is a portable house, great for
the nomadic life of a Plains Indian.
It is made up of 3-4 poles and up to 12 buffalo
skins sewn together.
The opening always faced the morning sun
It takes about one hour for a women to
assemble the families tipi
WHAT ABOUT TRAVEL?
The Plains Indians lives changed when they got
horses. They traded or stole them from the
Spanish settlers.
The horses helped with hunting, intertribal
trading and wars.
Warriors would paint their horses to show their
history of battles.
PLAINS FASHION
Summer wardrobe of deerskin and a winter
wardrobe of buffalo.
Every Indian wore a belt to hang tools, knives or
cups off of, since there were no pockets.
Each tribe made a different moccasin, some were
made from deerskin, quills, and beads.
Hairpipes, long thin beads made from bones, were
woven into the hair and kept for life.
If a man has been a great warrior he would wear a
war bonnet made of eagle feathers. The greater
the warrior, the more feathers.
These shirts are made from human scalps…you
don’t want to be a Plains Indian’s enemy!
THE BUFFALO
Before each hunt they performed a buffalo
dance
On foot it took a whole tribe to catch a buffalo,
they are very dangerous.
The buffalo heart was left on the plains as an
offering
Men and women would record their lives on
buffalo hides using pictographs.
WHEN THE WHITE MAN CAME
The Plains Indians were the tribes to hold onto
their culture the longest out of all of the
American Indians.
This is because the plains were the last to be
settled and the hardest to live off of.
When the white man came, it changed where
they lived, the tools they used, and what they
ate.
Four of the largest Indian Reservations are
located in the Great Plains today. (South
Dakota and Oklahoma)
Sitting
Bull
Crazy
Horse
Where Indian Reservations are today