The Plains Indians Flashcards
Plains Indians were …..
Nomadic hunter gathers
What made the tipi a good home for the Indians?
Made from buffalo Take down and packed up in ten minutes Rolled up in summer Banked in winter Conical shape can resist the winds
What did the buffalo provide for the Indians ?
Meat Skin for wool, clothing and the tipi Thread, ropes Bones for implements Ding for fuel
What role did horses play in the life of a plains Indian?
Easier to hunt
Transport
Increase power in a tribe
How created everything in the Indians world?
Wakan tanka
Land could not be …….
Owned or brought
Where did their nation begin?
The Black Hills
Why were circles important?
Circle of life
Villages and tipi circular
What dance dis they use to call the buffalo?
The buffalo dance
What is the sun dance?
To get guidance from the spirit world and being hung from a wooden frame
Why were visions important?
Gave names
Contact spirit world to make decisions
Who was in charge of illness in an Indian tribe?
The medicine man
What role dos men have in a tribe?
Hunting
Horses
Protection
Who had to look after the tipi and prepare food?
The women
Why were children highly valued?
Future of the band
