Plains Indian:Social + tribal structures

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What made up the people known as the plains Indians?
Many different social and tribal structures
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What were tribes divided into?
Bands
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What did each of these bands have?
A chief and a council
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What are examples of plains Indian tribes?
Sioux, Cheyenne and blackfoot
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Who were people in bands related to?
Each other
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Who were bands led by?
Chiefs and councils of advisers
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Who had to agree on everything the band did?
Council members
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What was seen as more important than the individuals within a band
The survival and protection of the band
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Why were chiefs chosen?
Because of their wisdom and skills as a warrior or hunter
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What were chiefs rarely?
Chiefs for life
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Who decided where their bands would go?
Chiefs and councils
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Who decided what should happen to those who broke with customs and traditions?
Chiefs and councils
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Who didn't have to be obeyed?
Chiefs
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Who supported each other during crises?
Bands in the same tribe
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When were tribal meetings of all the band's held?
Once each year
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What did tribal meetings arrange?
Marriages and trade horses
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What did people discuss at tribal meetings
Issues
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Who formed the tribal councils?
Chiefs and elders
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Who did the tribal councils advise?
Tribal chiefs
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What were some tribes part of?
Larger groups
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What were these larger groups called?
Nations
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What tribe was part of a nation?
Sioux
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Who formed the band's warrior society
best warriors from each band
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What did members of the warrior society supervise?
Hunting
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What did members of the warrior society do?
Protected their bands from attack
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Who led short raids and wars?
The warrior society
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Who always consulted the warrior society before they made decisions?
Bands council
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Who did the plains Indian society not view leadership in the same way as?
As white American society did
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Who had to agree for a decision to be made?
Everyone at the council
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Who didn't have to obey the council's decisions?
The rest of the tribe or band
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Who were chiefs and elders guided by?
The spirit world
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How were elders and chiefs guided by the spirit world?
Through visions
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What did the US government think at the time if a chief signed a treaty?
That all his tribe should obey the terms of the treaty
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What is a treaty?
An agreement between states
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What is an example when a tribe signed a treaty and his tribe didn't obey the terms?
When chief Red cloud signed a treaty but many Lakota Sioux bands opposed it
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Who did the Lakota Sioux bands follow instead of Red cloud?
Chief Sitting Bull who opposed the treaty
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When did Chief Red Cloud sign this treaty
1868
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What did a band see every member as?
Being equally important to its survival
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What did men do in bands?
Hunted and fought enemies
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What were these men called?
Braves
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What did women do?
Made clothing, fed the family and looked after their tipi
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What were women called?
Squaws
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Who looked after the children?,
Everyone
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What were the children taught?
Skills of their parents
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What were elders respected for?
Their wisdom
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Why were elders left behind?
To die if their weakness threatened the survival of the band
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What was the consequence of the children being taught by different band members?
They didn't learn all the skills and traditions of their people because of when the US government tried to break Indian society up into family units
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What did this consequence of separating Indian society into family units have an impact on?
Plains Indian way of life
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