1. North American Indian Regions:
Plateau and Great Plains
By Ashley Stewart-Smith

2. Geographic Map Of North America
Upper Plains: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota and parts of Canada About 38 Tribes in the Plains Region: Pawnee, Ojibwa Apache, Chippewa, Comanche, Cherokee,
Mountain: Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming
About 40 Tribes in the Plateau Region: Nez Perce,
Shoshoni, Yakama, Spokane, Salish

3. Plateau Indians

4. Plateau Indian Chiefs and Young Indian Men

5. Plateau Indian Women Crushing Berries

6. Plateau Region
Dugout log canoes were used by most groups, but usually just for transportation and not for fishing

7. Plateau Tribe- Nez Perce Horses: Appaloosa

8. Plateau Headdress and Loop Neck: These pieces were commonly worn by men of the tribes.

9. Plateau Indian Clothing and Shoes

10. Great Plains Region
BUFFALO HUNT, UNDER THE WOLF SKIN   - by George Catlin 1830's

11. Plains Indian Grass & Mud lodges and Teepees: Great Plains Indians used buffalo skins for the Teepees and painted sacred pictures on them.

12. Great Plains Indian Men

13. Great Plains Indian Women and Child

14. Great Plains Hairdos and Loop Necklaces

15. Great Plains Indian Clothing and Quillwork: The Plains women made the clothing for the entire tribe. The clothing was made out of animal skins.
QUILLWORK (a form of embroidery)
Quills were used to decorate clothing, moccasins, bags, and baskets.

16. Map of the North American Indian Cultures