Key Question 1: Plains Indians

Key Question 1: PLains Indians

Religion

• Medicine man (Shaman): believed every part of their life was connected, tried to drive out evil spirit that was making you ill, made medicines out of herbs and paid in horses
• Dances and ceremonies: Buffalo dance- berfore hunting, contacts spirits(Wakantanka)Scalp dance- says thank you to spirits for victory in war, Sun dance-hang people (alive) by their skin to offer healthy person to wakatanka, could kill or just injure, Funeral- Chief was handled carefully, they had burials
• Visions- spirits would enter their heads and let them know…