PLAINS Region The Great Plains are the part

PLAINS

Region ■ The Great Plains are the part of North America east of the Rocky Mountains and west of the Mississippi River. ■ The climate is hot dry and moist This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA.

Survival/Food ■ They survived by hunting buffalo they also had mass majority of food ■ The Plain Indians use their materials to build shelters and food ■ They were also nomads. (nomads: a member of a people having no permanent homes, and who travel from place to find animals. ) This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND.

Clothes ■ The Plain Indian men were known for their elaborate and decorated war shirt. ■ The Native American women generally wore skirts and leggings. Often they wore shirts or long shirts as well. ■ In some tribes, like the Cherokee and the Apache, the women wore longer buckskin dresses. This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA.

Homes ■ The Plains Indians typically lived in one of the most well known shelters, the tepee (also tipi or teepee). ■ They uses wood and cloth to cover the entrance ■ They made is super warm by using many blanket that they nitted. ■ Some of them are permanent homes most of them were nomads. This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA.

Tribes This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA. ■ The two tribes are Sloux and cree ■ The Sioux tribe were famous for their hunting and warrior culture. Warfare was a central part of the Plains Indian culture which led to inter-tribal conflicts and violent clashes with the white settlers and the US army. Siouan men were rewaded for their great courage and physical strength ■ The Plains Cree were allied with the Assiniboine and the Saulteaux Native Indian tribes in what was known as the "Iron Confederacy". The Woodland Cree maintained their hunting and fishing lifestyle in the Northeast.

Fun Facts ■ There are over 1000 Native American Tribes in the United States. ■ The Plains Indians were those tribes of Native Americans who lived on the Great Plains of North America. ■ There we many tribes that were nomads and only hunted buffalo

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Links page ■ https: //www. librarypoint. org/blogs/post/plains-indians/ ■ https: //www. tutor 2 u. net/history/reference/survival-on-the-great-plains ■ https: //www. ducksters. com/history/native_american_clothing. php ■ https: //study. com/academy/lesson/the-great-plains-facts-history. html