The Plains Indians were nomadic, moving around to follow the herds of buffalo, which they hunted.
The Indians respected old people because they thought they had become wise with experience. We know that women were regarded as important in Indian society, although they had few rights, because the woman kept all the possessions if a man divorced her.
Children were expected to behave well from an early age, but they were treated with love and kindness.
The Plains Indians believed in the Great Spirit, Wakan Tanka.
Plains Indians believed that the earth was their 'mother' and belonged to all creatures that used it.
They performed a religious ceremony in veneration of the sun, called the Sun Dance. This was held in summer, featured a structure with a central pole signifying the sun.
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