Unit 1 Chapter 2 Lesson 3

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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.

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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.

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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