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Unit 1 Chapter 2 Lesson 3
Pages 70 - 75
Describe how the Plains people adapted to their environment.
Compare and contrast the ways of life of he different Plains groups.
Lodge – large round earthen houses the Central plains people lived in.
Sod – a layer of soil held together by the roots of grasses Scarce – in short supplyTepee – cone-shaped tent shelter used by the Great Plains
peopleTravois – two poles tied together at one end and fastened
to a harness on a dog. Used to transport goods.Council – leaders from different groups that meet
together.Ceremony – a celebration to honor a cultural or religious
event.
Life on the Plains
Lived on the
Interior Plains
between the
Mississippi River
& Rocky Mtns.
After water –
BUFFALO was
their most
important
resource.
Hunters wore animal skins and would sneak up on buffalo.
Uses of buffalo:Food: eaten raw or cookedClothingTools – from boneUtensilsSheltersWater bags – using the stomachCords – using the hairGlue – made from hooves
Eastern partIowa, Missouri, Sioux, NakotaHunters, Gatherers, and FarmersFertile land of the Mississippi ValleyTraveled to hunt the buffalo, but came backLived in villages with lodges as homesOne lodge = 20-40 peopleIn the Northern part – lodges were covered
with sod
Western part of the Interior plainsNomadic – they move around to follow the
buffaloCheyenne, Kiowa, CrowWood is scarce – use buffalo chips for fireDid not farm – soil to hardHomes easy to move – tepeeTravois was how goods were moved to new
location
http://www.old-picture.com/indians/pictures/Blackfoot-Tepee.jpg
http://www.firstpeople.us/pictures/art/odd-sizes/ls/Lakota-Woman-And-Dog-Travois-Rosebud-Reservation-800x571.html
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/ndfahtml/ngp_nd_native_01.html
Built permanent homes
Farmed because of fertile soil of Mississippi Valley
Left home only 1 time a year for the great buffalo hunt
NomadicTepee homes could
move aroundCould not farm due
to hard soilWood was scarce
Great Plains
Depended on group. Lakota – each group made
own choices, but respected each other’s hunting areas and lived in peace.
Cheyenne – 10 groups. Sent a leader to meet in a council of chiefs. All Cheyenne groups had to follow councils decisions
All Plains people were equal. Any man could become a chief if he was a good warrior and a good leader.
Each group had a story that told how they came to be.
Those who farmed, corn was important – yearly ceremony to give thanks to the corn harvest.
Ceremonies for start & end of buffalo hunts, naming of a child, and marriage.
Sioux ceremony called Sun Dance – helped keep buffalo strong.
Traditions/Religious Beliefs
Plains people did not have a written language.
They read pictures and symbols.
Their history was recorded on calendar robe.
The leaders would meet to decide what was recorded on the robe.
Calendar Robe
http://www.prairieedge.com/item/12882/29/260
After water, what was the most important resource for the Plains people?
BUFFALO
REVIEW QUESTION
What did Native Americans do to celebrate a cultural or religious event?
Had a ceremony.
REVIEW QUESTION
Why did the Plains people not use trees like the Eastern Woodlands?
Trees were a scarce
resource for the Plains
people. There were no
forests like the Eastern
Woodlands had.
REVIEW QUESTION
What kind of natural resource(s) were used to build a tepee?
Tepees were made from
animal skins that were
stretched over wooden
poles.
REVIEW QUESTION
What was used to group Eastern Woodland peoples as Iroquoian or Algonquian?
The language they spoke.
REVIEW QUESTION
This was created to resolve conflicts among people and groups.
Iroquois League
REVIEW QUESTION
What was the most important natural resource to the Eastern Woodlands besides water?
Wood
REVIEW QUESTION
What was the value of trees for the Eastern Woodlands? (uses?)
Trees provided Eastern
Woodland peoples with
wood to make tools,
canoes, lodging, and
provided food.
REVIEW QUESTION