Plains Indians
Mind Map On plains indians
- Created by: George Andrews
- Created on: 22-01-13 18:46
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- Plains Indians
- Life Style
- Led a nomadic lifestyle and lived in tipis
- They were hunters and gathers who followed the buffalo
- Practiced Polygamy
- Women - Tipi belonged to them, in charge of domestic things
- Men - Hunted buffalo, looked after horses, decision makers, fought in wars
- Children - Future of the tribe, lookouts for danger
- Old People - Passed down history, when a burden sacrificed themselves so the tribe continues
- Beliefs
- Believed in the Great Spirit
- "Happy Hunting Ground" - No Heaven Or Hell
- Circle of life is important
- Attitudes were diffrent to white settlers
- "Happy Hunting Ground" - No Heaven Or Hell
- Visions - spirit world was real world. Real world they lived in was shadow of spirit world.
- Visions were interpretative by the medicine man - important in battle as could show future
- Ceramonies - Important as they protected tribes and needed to keep tribes in harmony with the spirit world.
- Buffalo And Horses
- Buffalo was central to their way of life
- Adopted European horses
- Horses help them to travel and follow the buffalo
- Helped define people wealth and status
- Life Style
- Life Style
- Led a nomadic lifestyle and lived in tipis
- They were hunters and gathers who followed the buffalo
- Practiced Polygamy
- Women - Tipi belonged to them, in charge of domestic things
- Men - Hunted buffalo, looked after horses, decision makers, fought in wars
- Children - Future of the tribe, lookouts for danger
- Old People - Passed down history, when a burden sacrificed themselves so the tribe continues
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