Plains Indians survival on the Plains
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- Created on: 12-04-18 18:16
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- Plains Indians; survival on the Plains
- Importance of buffalo and horses
- Catching buffalo was quicker and easier on horseback
- Every part of a buffalo was used for food, clothing and equipment
- The Indians believed a buffalo's heart gave life to a new herd
- Women and children cut up the buffalo meat. Eaten raw/cooked. Some stored for winter
- Indians couldn't live on the Plains without horses because they wouldn't survive
- Wealth and status were measured by how many horses an Indian/tribe had
- Horses were used in war
- Horses carried the Indians and their belongings on their journey to find buffalo
- Some Plains Indians were nomads. Ate wild fruits and plants but didn't settle long enough to grow crops
- Nomadic lifestyle
- Followed the buffalo through the summer and autumn, having a nomadic lifestyle during these months
- Tipis were ideal for the P.I way of life; coned shape protected them against strong winds, flaps provided ventilation in the summer heat and they could be taken down and packed away in minutes
- In winter, the bands moved to sheltered valleys where they lived in wooden lodges insulated with thick layers of soil
- Consequence - nomadic tribes found it difficult to live permanently on reservations because they were used to travelling and hunting freely
- Bands and survival
- Bands were designed for survival on the Plains
- Changed size depending on the amount of food avaliable
- When food became scarce bands would split up and spread out so that there was more chance of everyone getting enough to eat
- Consequence - Food was scarce on the Plains - bands often moved out of their traditional hunting grounds and into areas controlled by other tribes, sometimes causing conflict
- Plains Indians constantly raided other tribes for food, horses and people. Raids - part of the way in which the tribes survived on the Plains
- Consequence - Food was scarce on the Plains - bands often moved out of their traditional hunting grounds and into areas controlled by other tribes, sometimes causing conflict
- The Great Plains
- Very tough environment - very dry, v hot summers and v cold winters
- Indians depended on each other, land and animals to survive
- Relied on horses to hunt, buffalo considered most important animal for hunting
- Importance of buffalo and horses
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