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The Paiute tribe. By: Brenna Mclendon. Paiute. Paiute. Paiute. Diet. The Paiute tribe men hunt for deer , rabbits and other animals , while the tribe women collected berries , seeds, nuts, and roots. They also ate fish. . Ceremonies / Rituals .
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The Paiute tribe By: Brenna Mclendon Paiute Paiute Paiute
Diet • The Paiute tribe men hunt for deer , rabbits and other animals , while the tribe women collected berries , seeds, nuts, and roots. They also ate fish.
Ceremonies / Rituals • One ritual was for woman who were expecting their first child. • They also had traditional dance which was called the Ghost Dance.
Housing • The housing for the Paiutes was usually a small hut made out of willow poles and covered with bushes and reeds. • They also use to live in houses called a wickiup before they lived in their huts. • They also built their houses near streams of rivers so the Paiute tribe members could gather water.
Daily Life Roles • The Paiute tribe would often move to gather and hunt for food. The tribe also prayed to influence and to show respect to the nature spirits . • Inference – They were good farmers. • Facts – They knew at least 96 plants.
Leadership • The Paiute tribe held meetings with males and older women of the group. The leader of each group was called a niave. He gave advice and led by examples and carried out decisions made by the group.
Europeans • The Paiute first meet the Europeans 1776. • The Europeans also stole food and crops for themselves. • The Europeans also gave the Paiute diseases.
Folk Tales • The folk tale I read was how a man had many children but when he was traveling back to his tribe he put them in a basket. • Half way there he decided to check on this children in the basket. • When he opened the lid the children ran away but two. • Those two were the Paiute and Shoshone. • Through the tribes life's they fought a lot.
Inference about my story • I think that my story is about how even thought you are different we are all the same. We are human beings.
Websites • http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-paiute-tribe.htm • http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/Legends-PS.html • http://historytogo.utah.gov/utah_chapters/american_indians/paiuteindians.html
Ending • That was my presentation on the Paiute Indians