Key Question 1: Plains Indians

Key Question 1: Plains Indians

Living on the Plains

• Eastern Lowlands- first emigrants settled
• The Great Plains-large treeless area (praires)
• Great American Desert- only inhabitied by Native American Indian tribes
• Further East- Tall grass, windy, rainy weather 
• Further West- Short grass, dry, hot weather

Family Life

Women

• Qualities in a women: Bravery, Honesty, Generosity, Childbearing
• Women had 1 husband, unless killed in battle
• Women were 'greatest wealth an Indian possess'- Edwin Denig, Indian trader
• Responsible for Tipi, preparing food and fetching…