plains indians Flashcards
plains Indians were nomadic what does that mean ?
the would move place to place depending on the buffalo herd
name 5 things the Indians used the buffalo for ?
clothing
food
tipi covers from buffalo skin
dung chips for fuel
bones for arrow heads needles and tools
Intestines were used for buckets and cooking
Rawhide was used for belts and harnesses.
what was the role of men in a plains Indian band ?
hunting and protecting the band
all men where also part of the warrior society
what was the buffalo danced used for ?
bring them good luck before a hunt
what gender owned the tipi and were responsible for them ?
women
what was the job of the tribe council ?
to make the most important decisions
how Indians measure the wealth ?
horses
indians took the scalps of their enemies why ?
to prevent their enemies attacking them afterlife
what was the bureau of Indian affairs
a government building to manage Indian affairs
when was the bureau of Indian affairs set up
1824
what is Indian removal act
created a permanent Indian frontier all native Americans had to move beyond this line to make way for new American settlers
when was the Indian removal act created
1830
many Indians died after being forced out of this land this forced removal became known as what
trail of tears
due to more Americans wanting to settle on the native Americans land any many going through the native Americans land on the journey to go settle in the west the government set up the Indian appropriations act what is this ?
this set up reservations which were limited to only native Americans so no Americans could go through them but no indians could leave
when was the Indian appropriations act made
1851
schools where set up by the American government for the indians for what reason
to educate the indians on American culture and spread Christianity
what was the fort Laramie treaty
indians promised to not attack Americans on the orogen trail in return from payments from the government
some Americans were exterminators what did they believe in
that Indians should just all be killed
in what year did settlers begin to break the fort Laramie treaty and move onto indians land
1854
what discovery caused 100,000 settlers to move into Indian territory
the Colorado gold rush
