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Plains Indian Culture

Plains Indian Culture. The Plain Indians. Nomadic way of live Followed buffalo herds Gathered wild foods Tribal laws regulated people Strong family units Depended on each other for survival Strong belief in spirit world. Plain Indians Culture. Horse and Buffalo

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Plains Indian Culture

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  1. Plains Indian Culture

  2. The Plain Indians • Nomadic way of live • Followed buffalo herds • Gathered wild foods • Tribal laws regulated people • Strong family units • Depended on each other for survival • Strong belief in spirit world

  3. Plain Indians Culture • Horse and Buffalo • Spanish brought horses to New Mexico in 1598. • Guns • faster, easier to hunt buffalo

  4. Hunting Buffalo • Tribal effort • Successful hunt necessary for survival

  5. The use of Buffalo • Skull • Considered sacred and used in rituals. • Hide • Clothing, tepees, and even arrows and shields. • Bones/Hoof • Hide scrapers, tool handles, and etc. • Hoof was ground up and used as glue. • Horns • Carved into bowls and spoons

  6. Near Extinction of the Buffalo • White men killed for hides and sport • Railroads broke up grazing lands

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