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| Name the Plains Indian tribes |
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| Crow, Sioux, Apache, Arapaho, Comanche, Cheyenne, Shoshoni, Nez perce, Pawnee, Navaho, Black Foot |
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| How did horses change the way of life of the Indian |
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Definition
| Allowed them to hunt buffalo |
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| What were their homes called? |
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| What was good about their homes? |
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| They could be taken down and moved easily. |
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| The Indians were nomadic. What does this mean? |
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| They traveled around hunting food...never settling in one place for long. |
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| What were the responsibilities of the men? |
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Definition
| Hunt, war, protection, make weapons, dances |
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| What were responsibilities of women? |
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| cook, sew, farm, raise children, wash |
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| Polygamy means having more than one wife. Why did this make sense to the Indians? |
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Definition
| So they could take care of the women who had lost husbands. |
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| What role did old people play? |
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Definition
| They were revered and taken care of |
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| How were criminals treated? |
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Definition
| Harshly ...could be exiled or killed |
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| What did Indian Councils do? |
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Definition
| Meet with other tribes, make all decisions for the group |
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| Before hunting, why did they perform buffalo dances? |
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Definition
| In hopes of getting more buffalo...almost like making a prayer |
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| List ways the Indian made use of the buffalo |
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| Meat for food and hides for clothing and teepees |
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| Describe the role of war paint |
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Definition
| Warriors wore the paint to honor ancestors and family and project fear onto opponent |
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| A way of saving face...claiming victory |
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| Why did Indian tribes sometimes fight each other/ |
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Definition
| Territory, perceived insult, food |
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| What did Indians often do to their dead victims? |
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Definition
| Scalp or mutilate to show their power and dishonor the opponent |
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| What did Indians believe about the land? |
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Definition
| It was sacred and it needed protecting |
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| What is one area of land sacred to the Indian? |
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| Burial and hunting grounds |
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| How would Indians contact the spirit world? |
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| Chants, Prayers, dances, sacrifices, medicines, dreams, animals |
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| What did Indians believe caused illness? |
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| Who treated the Indians when they were sick? |
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| How might an Indian be given a name? |
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| Appearance, bravery, deeds performed |
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| Where did Indians believe they went when they died? |
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