Transcript The Pawnee people of the Plains Region

The Pawnee people of
the
Plains Region
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What region is home to the Pawnee?
Inuits
Kwakiutl
Nez Perce
Hopi
PAWNEE
Grand
Canyon
What is the geography of the Plains
region?
•Covered in grasses and plants
•Few trees
•Winds blow across the fields for much
of the year
•Flat, open land
Climate of the Plains Region
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Wide variety of weather
Hot summers
Cold winters
Plenty of wind
Often, the summer is hot and dry with little
rain.
• Every five years or so, prairie fires would blaze
across large parts of the prairie land.
How did the environment affect the
homes the Pawnee built?
Very few trees grow on the
prairies
.
Inside the
earthen
lodge
How did the environment affect what
the Pawnee people ate?
• They were mostly farmers.
• Women grew corn, beans, pumpkins,
sunflowers and squash. Native Americans
called beans, corn, and squash the “Three
Sisters.”
• They farmed, so they did not have to follow
their food source.
What meat did they eat?
• The men hunted buffalo, elk, deer, and antelope using a bow
and arrow. They only needed to hunt buffalo once or twice a
year because it provided so much meat.
• When the Europeans brought horses, they started to use
horses to hunt the buffalo.
The importance of
the buffalo
• The buffalo meat was dried and mixed with fruit to
become a food that would keep for long periods of
time.
• The Indians used hides to make ropes, shields, and
clothing.
• The teepee was also made from the buffalo hide
• Sinew or muscle was used to make bowstrings,
moccasins, and bags.
• The bones were used to make hoes and runners for
dog sleds.
• The horns were made into utensils such as a spoon,
cup, or bowl. Even the hair could be made into rope.
Did they fish?
• Yes, they lived near rivers, but they mostly were
farmers.
• There were no horses in North America until
colonists brought them over from Europe, so the
Pawnee used dogs pulling travois (a kind of drag
sled) to help them carry heavy loads. travel more
quickly than before.(like the Hopis)
WERE THEY Nomads??
They lived in villages of sometimes
over 1000 people
How did the environment affect the
Pawnee people’s clothes?
• Pawnee women wore deerskin
skirts and poncho-like blouses.
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• Pawnee men wore
breechcloths and leather
leggings. Men did not usually
wear shirts, but warriors
sometimes wore special
buckskin war shirts.
• They wore moccasins on their
feet
What did they wear?
• Pawnee Indian leaders sometimes wore the long
warbonnets that Plains Indians are famous for.
• More often, Pawnee men shaved their heads except
for a scalplock (one long lock of hair in back) and
wore a porcupine roach on top.
Interesting fact
• The Pawnee went to war to prove their courage.
• They their war customs included counting coup
(touching an opponent in battle without
harming him), stealing an enemy's weapon or
horse, or forcing the other tribe's warriors to
retreat. Some tribes the Pawnees frequently
fought with included the Apache, Kiowa and
Sioux.