1. Peoples of the Great Plains Original range of the Plains Indians

3. Because there were few trees, the people of the Great Plains made homes out of sod, or thickly matted grass. This was houses made by permanent dwellers. No Trees=Use What they Had=Sod

4. They also used buffalo hides to make cone-shaped tents called tepees. It took the women 15 mins. to put it up and 5 mins. to take it down.

5. Weather Summer-hot, dry, and strong winds Winter-freezing, hailstorms, and blizzards Fall and Spring-Violent Thunderstorms and Tornados Prairie-Long Grasses Plains-Short Grasses Both-Grasslands

6. Horses Horses were brought to America between 1500s-1600s by the Spanish. Before horses, Plains Indians used dogs. Wild Horses- Mustangs Made life easier for the Plains Indians

7. Feathers Get one feather for each wounded or killed Feather with a red dot means that you killed an enemy Feather cut in half meant that you slit the enemy’s throat Red Feather meant that you were wounded in battle. A Split Feather meant that you were wounded several times.

8. Plains men hunted animals such as buffalo, antelope, elk, deer, and bighorn sheep. Plains women planted crops such as corn, beans and squash. BUFFALO HUNT, UNDER THE WOLF SKIN by George Catlin 1830's

9. Horses, introduced to the people of the Great Plains in the 1700’s, made hunting easier and decreased their reliance on agriculture. Herd Buffalo over a cliff.

10. Uses of Buffalo Hides-clothes, shoes, paper, teepees Stomach and Bladder- Buckets Neck Sinews- thread and string for bows Horns-Spoons and Cups Fat-Soup Bones-spears, knives, tools Ribs-sled

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