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The Native American peoples who lived in the Plains area were the largest group of Native Americans.
They used the buffalo in all areas of their lives. The meat was used as food, the skin was used to make the tipi, their shelter, and also used to make their clothing. Other body parts, such as the stomach, were used for cooking containers. The hair was used to sew with and the bones were used as the needle.
To find other uses for the buffalo, click on the link below:
The tipis used by the Native Americans were similiar to big tents. They were made of wooden poles which were used as a frame and then covered with buffalo hide. They were easy to take down and put up again. This was important since the Plains Indians were nomadic, they followed the buffalo.
To find out about the tipi, click on the link below:
The horse was one of the most important possessions of the Plains Indians. The horse had been in North America many thousand of years ago but had disappeared by the time of the Indian. The Spainards, under Cortez and others, brought the horse back to North America.
When the Native American got the horse, it changed his way of life.
Click on the image below for information on the horse in the Indian's life.
There were several different Native American tribes who inhabited the Plains.
The National Parks Service
The Plains Indians, a website from Orchard School
Native American Chart
The Plains Indians 2
Plains Indian History
The Plains Indians of Texas
Plains Indians Crafts
Plains Indians Crossword
Identify the differences of the Plains Indian Culture
The Magic Arrowhead
The Plains Indians
Native Americans
Native American Webquest
For more information on the Plains Indians click on one of the websites listed below.
Comanche /TD>
Crow
Hidatsa
Iowa
Iroquois
Kansa
Kiowa
Mandan
Missouri
Nebraska
Omaha
Osage
Pawnee
Sioux
Tawehash
Wichita
Wyandot