The Plains Indians Section One
A mindmap showing what the Great Plains were like, features of a tipi, the spiritual beliefs of the Plains Indians and the uses of a buffalo. SHP HISTORY - AMERICAN WEST.
- Created by: Becky Smith
- Created on: 26-04-13 12:02
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- The Plains Indians
- The Plains Indians
- Buffalo
- Hunted through stampedes or wolf skins
- Vital, so PI followed them
- Vital to life & every part used by PI
- Fur: clothes trimming, saddle stuffing, rope & mittens
- Hide: bags, bedding, boats, clothes, drums, leggings & tipi
- Tongue: Hair-brush
- Dung/Buffalo Chips: Fuel
- Heart: cut out an dleft on ground to give new life to the herd
- The Plains
- Desert-like
- Strong winds
- Extreme weather conditions
- Expansive
- Tipis
- Ears/Flaps were directed with wind so that smoke from fire could escape, or be kept in
- Buffalo skin held together with wooden pegs
- Bottom could be rolled up to make it cooler or held down with earth
- Scalps hung from poles
- Pictures of events were painted onto the skins
- Buffalo
- Rituals
- The Buffalo Dance
- Good luck on next hunt
- The Sun Dance
- For help
- The Scalp Dance
- After killing an enemy
- Visions
- Young men sit in SWEAT LODGES
- Recieve vision and name
- Women can contact spirits
- Young men sit in SWEAT LODGES
- The Buffalo Dance
- The Plains
- The Plains Indians
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