6C+-+Plains+People

Plains people ​  1. What First Nation tribes lived here? What are some of the geographical characteristics of this region?

The tribes that lived in the plains area were the algonquian,athapaskan,siouan,and a part of kootenay tribes used to live in the plains area. The geographical feutures were flat land with trees and a rather hot climate.There was also alot of rocks with rivers,lakes,and coniferous forests.

2. What kind of foods was available? What did they do to obtain and preserve food?

The Plains People hunted buffalo and other animal such as elk and antelope. To capture them they would surround the herd or tried to stamp the herds off cliffs or areas into where they could be killed more easily. The Indians hunted with bows and arrows even after the European traders bought guns. Because the buffalo was so plentiful the Indians hunted all year long. Because the buffalo was so plentiful the Indian hunters were not limited in the number of buffalo they killed. The buffalo was roasted over a fire, dried in the sun and made into jerky, and then made into pemmican. Pemmican was made by pounding dried meat into powder and mixing it with melted fat and berries. The Plains Indians ate berries, cherries, wild greens, camas roots, and wild prairie turnip with the meat. 

3. What kind of shelters did these First Nations groups build? What building materials did they use? How did these kind of shelters meet their needs?

The first nation groups built shelters out of wood with animal hides (mainly buffalo hides) to cover the wood so that water or anything else could not get in. These shelters that they built were called tipis and there tipis met their needs because they would keep out the rain and when it kept them out of the rain their tipis also kept them warm and mostly safe from danger. In the way that they are not safe is because another human being (or animal) could have broken in and seriosly damaged the people inside the tipi.

4. What did they use for transportation? What is it made of?

The transportation was a dog or a horse pulling a cart (without wheels) it was made out of tree wood with skin (or animal hides) holding the tree wood together.

5. What did they celebrate?


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**Well to start off the groups that lived in the plains were blackfoot,blood,prigan,gros ventre,assiniboine and the sarcee. One celebration is the sun dance it is a ceremony OF celebration this dance lasted around 3-4 days. During this time everyone was to do the same movement through the days with nothing to eat or drink.they watched the sun as long as they could.

Some of the plains peple celebrated when they caught a buffalo. They would celebrate to show **
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 * **buffalo and what it is used for ** ||

**respect to the buffalo. The same way they showed respect by using all of the pieces of the buffalo.

6. How was power shared in their families, their tribe? What can you comment on the differences and similarities between the way power is shared among your family members that in this first nations group?

Children were taught through stories and legends told by their elders. Grandparents were in charge of taking care of the children while their parents were busy with daily tasks. Children were taught how to become helpful members of the tribe.Little girls played with toy tipis and deerskin dolls. Little boys had small bows and arrows and pretended to go on hunts and raids. As they got older, the boys learned to hunt and make weapons. Wrestling games were a part of their training to prepare for battle. Upon reaching adulthood the young men received an eagle feather. The eagle feather was given for performing an act of bravery or a heroic deed. Eagle feathers were often worn in headdresses. Young girls were taught to make and decorate moccasins, how to sew, cook and tan the hides. From my point of view, I think that the there is no difference between the way the power was shared with the plains families and the families that exist today because usually the father is the head of the family, he earns, hunts and works.

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