Plains Indians

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Plains Indians

• By Aalia and Alvin
• For Mrs. Spearman

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The Beginning

• Before white men came to America a lot of the
  plains Indians lived along the rivers and streams
  where the land was fertile.

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Food

• Food that the plains Indians ate were mostly
  buffalo they used for every thing.

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Clothes

• The women made the clothes for the entire tribe.
  Men wore animal skin leggings and belts, but they
  didnt wear shirts.

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Living

• The plains Indians adopted lots of ways of living
  different than us. Most of them went on living in
  a hand-to-mouth way, surviving on raw food.

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Other way they made clothes

• Plains Indians made their own clothes. Most of
  their clothes were made from animal skins like
  antelope and deer.

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Tepees

• The teepee opening always faced east. The outside
  of the teepee is sometimes decorated with
  paintings of animals, stars, or other objects.
  The plains Indians had little furniture. Their
  beds were made from buffalo robes, skins with the
  hair left on. They also had back rests. Food,
  clothes, and belongings were stored in par
  fleches. A par fleche was made of buffalo hide.
  

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Spirits

• The plains Indians believed in the great spirit.
  The Indians believed the great spirit watched
  over all things, including animals, trees,
  stones,and clouds. The earth light and warmth.
  The plains Indians prayed individually and in
  groups. They believed visions came in dreams.

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Dances and Traditions

• The sun dance was a very important ceremony for
  the plains Indians. It always lasted for at least
  several days. Before the ceremony the Indians
  would fast. The camp was set up in a circle of
  teepees. A tree was cut and set up in the center
  of the space to be used for the dance. Ropes made
  of hair or leather thongs were fastened to the
  top of the poles. Men tied these ropes to sticks
  which were stuck through the flesh of their chest
  or backs. The men danced, gazing at the sun,
  whistling through pipes, and pulling back on the
  ropes until the sticks tore through the flesh.

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Medicine Bundles and Pipes

• They carried bags of animal and bird skins,
  pipes, dried herbs, and tobacco. They believe
  these objects to have special powers. Two of the
  most important bundles were the pipe bundle and
  the beaver bundle. The beaver bundle always
  contained the skin of a beaver along with skins
  of other animals. Some had feathers of birds,
  rattles and other objects. The bundles were used
  for healing and opened at certain times such as
  when the first thunder was heard in the spring.
  The pipe bundle contained tobacco to be used in
  pipes.

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What were the two most important kinds of bundles
that Indians carried?
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Answer (pipe bundle and beaver bundle)
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What did plain Indians mostly use?
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Answer(buffalos)
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What did the Indians do before the sun dance?
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Answer (they would fast)
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Who made the clothes for the entire tribe?
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Answer (the women)
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Before white men came to America Indians lived
along the what?
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Answer( they lived along the rivers)