History (The sioux)

View mindmap

The sioux
- Well known tribe
  - Located in and around South Dakota, Wyoming and Nebraska
Men
- Hunt for buffalo
  - Care for the horses
- The sioux
  - Well known tribe
    - Located in and around South Dakota, Wyoming and Nebraska
In charge of the maintenance of the tipis
- Women
  - Gathered food and firewood
Cared for the children
- Women
  - Gathered food and firewood
Cooked
Made clothes and baskets
Marrige
Ensured all the women were cared for
- Polygamy (marrying more than one wife)
  - Marrige
- Often more women than men in the tribes
Old people
Respected them
- Old people
- Thought they were wise and epierienced
Sometimes older men would become chiefs or council members
Cultures and traditions
Indians used a stick to tap an enemy
- Cultures and traditions
If an indian had killed another
- Scalping
  - Worst thing to happen to an indian
Meant their spirit was owned by someone else
- Worst thing to happen to an indian
Chiefs and councils
Councils made up of men who were old and experienced or men who had shown bravery through another event
- Chiefs and councils
In charge of making desicions
Would hold meetings
would smoke dried buffalo dung what they thought to be sacred and make them closer to the spirits
- Would hold meetings
Children
Respected
- Children
Help women take down tipis

Get Revising