The Great Plains

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The Great Plains
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Tribes of the Great Plains

• There were six tribes that were apart of the
  Great Plains area. The Lakota, Sioux, Pawnee,
  Osage, Cheyenne, and Algonquian were all Tribes
  in the Great Plains.

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Hunters and Gatherers

• The Plains tribes were known for living along
  rivers. Here the tribes could water for corn,
  beans, squash, and pumpkins. Buffalo were killed
  for bowls, housing, pots, blankets, and food.

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Housing

• The tribes built lodges to live in. Lodges were
  large round huts built in a deep hole. These
  were made of earth packed over a wooden frame.
  While hunting, tepees would be made, a circular
  frame consisting of poles coming together at a
  point. These poles were used to carry buffalo
  meat.

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Hunting

• The Native Americans would dress in an animal
  disguise and creep up to buffalo to kill them.
  The hunters were on foot and the buffalo were
  very fast. Buffalo weigh close to 2,000 pounds
  or 1 ton. If they could not creep up on them
  they would run a herd over a cliff.

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New Hunting

• Horses came to the land by way of the Spanish.
  Some horses got free and moved north. After
  moving north, the Cheyenne tamed the horses and
  used the horses to help kill buffalo. At first a
  bow and arrow would be used to hunt, but later a
  gun would come to use. Horses were then taken
  from other tribes through raids because it showed
  a sign of wealth in the tribe.

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Today

• Cheyenne live today mainly on a reservation in
  Montana. Every Fourth of July a powwow is held.
  At a powwow dances and games can be observed by
  the Cheyenne people. A powwow is a gathering of
  American Indians.

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The Great Plains