THE GREAT PLAINS REGION

By: Lexi Miles #14 and Brenna Powers #185-Bo

TribesSioux, Cheyenne, Crow, Blackfeet, Comanche, and Pawnee

What was the Land like? They lived near grassy valleys, streams,

and hills. They lived in Texas, Kansas, Iowa,

Colorado, South and North Dakota, Nebraska, Montana, and many more!

Their land affected their life by, when it was winter it was very cold and it made it hard to survive because the food was scarce.

How did they decide were to live?

By their main resource which is buffalo. So, their going to follow their main resource.

Also, by their food. Their food is buffalo, elk ,and deer.

Another one is their shelter. Teepees and wigwams is their shelter/homes. Teepees go with their main resource because it is made out of buffalo hide.

The last one is water and to get that they always need a stream, lake, or creek nearby.

Some facts! The great spirit is called “The God.” Also,

there is a women called the “The White Buffalo Woman.”

Almost all off the tribes used smoke signals to send messages.

They created paintings using berry juice for paint.

Kids birth celebration could last up to 4 days straight!

This might be a little crazy but research shows kids in the tribes were rarely bad!

How are the tribes different and alike from our culture today?

PAST PRESENT

Used teepees and wigwams.

They used horses for transportation.

Streams for water. They hunted their food. Use candles for light. Wore feathers and

buffalo hide Used berry juice

We use mobile homes and houses.

We use motorcycles, cars, and trucks.

We use sinks. We use restaurants

and stores for food. We use light bulbs. We wear cloth,

leather, and fabric. Use paint

What we learned and questions we still have

We were wondering if there were any wars against tribes in the same region.

We learned a whole bunch of stuff about their living, cultures, beliefs, and arts.

Websites we used for this project

Research http://

portfolio.educ.kent.edu/mcclellandr/zackthezipper/nativeamericans.htm

http://nativeamericans.mrdonn.org/plains.html http://mason.gmu.edu/~

jjarski/portfolio/fall07/plains.html Images http://

memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/tribes.html

http://nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov/photos/

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