THE PAIUTE INDIANS
By chance warr
Table of contents Tribe traditions What did they eat? Where did they live? How did they dress? Famous people Contributions How big is the tribe? Extra information Quiz Bibliography About the author
Tribe traditons The Paiutes gathered all together for big
time. They also gathered for funerals. They gathered for something called
yaxape.
What did they eat? They ate big and small animals. They also
ate berries and pine nuts for chewing gum. They ate birds ,reptiles ,fish, and insects.
Where did they live They lived in cone shaped wickiups and
lived in southern Utah and parts of Arizona ,California and parts of Nevada.
How did they dress? They dressed in animal skin shirts and
pants. They wore skin from big and small animals.
Famous people Some famous people of the Paiute Indians are
Paiute Jim ,me-kwi-uk and kwi-toos.the Paiutes did not have chiefs that made the decisions the chiefs just had suggestions. They had a group of people that made decisions.
Contributions The Paiutes had been taken advantage of
by other tribes of Indians. They helped the Mormon pioneers
survive in the wild and find food
How big is the tribe? The Paiute Indians tribe had 900 people
in the tribe. In Nevada they only had 65 people in the
tribe.
Extra information about the tribe
The tribe had a big massacre It was called the mountain meadow massacre. Still to this day forward Paiutes swear that their
ancestors did not have a part the massacre.
Quiz for the audience. Did the Paiutes swim to catch fish? Did they know about anywhere else in
the world except where they lived? Did they know that they were on just a
small part of the earth?
Bibliogrophy Utah http://historytogo.utah.gov/history
to go; History for kids;
http://www.ilovehistory.utah.gov/ Paiute Indians; http://utahpaiutes.org/
About the Author I live in West Haven Utah My favorite book is ghost hunt by: grant
Wilson and Jason haws. My favorite activities are playing,
reading and eating. I am allergic to peanuts. I can help by solving problems. My favorite subject is art.