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 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 advisors
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Who had ton 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 warriors and hunters
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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 crisis's?
Bands in then same tribe
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When were tribal meetings with all the bands held?
Once each year
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What did tribal meetings arrange?
Marriages and horse trades
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What was discussed at tribal meetings?
Issues
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Who formed the tribal councils?
Chiefs and elders
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What were some tribes part of?
Larger groups
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What are these larger groups called?
Nations
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What tribe was part of a nation?
Sioux
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Who formed the bands warrior society?
The best warriors from each band
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What did members of the warrior societies supervise?
Hunting
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What did members of the warrior society do?
Protect 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?
The bands council
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Who did the plains Indian society not view leadership in the same way as?
White American society
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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 decisions made by the council?
The rest of the tribe or band
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Who were cheifs and elders guided by?
The spirit world
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How were chiefs and elders 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 would 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 of a chief signing a treaty and their tribe not obeying 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?
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?
Hunted and fought enemies
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What were 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 children being taught by different band members?
Indian children did not learn all the skills and traditions of their people because of when the US government tried to break the Indian society into family unitsn
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