A Native American Project Presentation

1. Plains A Native American Project Presentation

2. Shelter • Tepee made of buffalo skin (Great Plains) • Tepee lodges (Central Plains)

3. Food Sources • The staple food of the Plains is the buffalo. • Corn • Beans • Squash • They also hunt deer • Other small animals • Antelope • fish

4. Clothing • Deer skin • Antelope skin • Moose skin • Buffalo skin Made Of….

5. Clothing • Women made their clothes out of buffalo and deer skin • Boys wore nothing until the age of ten • Once they were ten they wore a breech clout • In cold weather the men put on robes and high boots made from buffalo hides. • The young girls wore breech clouts too.

6. Men’s Roles • Hunted animals • Protected the community • Fought in battles • Taught the boys to fish and hunt • Made tools and weapons • Traded goods

7. Women’s Roles • Took care of the home • Collected firewood • Raised the children • Quilling and beadwork • Packed when time to move • Prepare the animal skins for use • Helped butcher the animals • Gathered berries and other plants • Made clothing and other articles • Prepared the food • Taught the girls the same duties

8. Tribal Game Bowl & Dice Game If you toss: • 6 alike: You are awarded 1 flat stick and you toss again. • a second-6 alike: you receive 2 flat sticks and you toss again. • A third consecutive 6-alike: you are rewarded 3 flat sticks. If you toss: • 5 alike: you are rewarded 3 narrow sticks and you toss again • A second 5 alike: you receive 6 narrow sticks and you toss again • A third consecutive 5 alike: you are rewarded 1 flat stick If you toss: • 4 or below: you are not rewarded and it’s your opponents turn. Note: In keeping score with the sticks 1 flat stick=three narrow sticks.

9. Ceremonies and Traditions • When a boy reaches the age of twelve, they will go on their first real hunt. • Potlatch: The potlatch is a festival or ceremony. At these gatherings a family or hereditary leader hosts guests in their family's house and hold a feast for their guests. The main purpose of the potlatch is the re-distribution and reciprocity of wealth. • Sun Dance: Participants danced for four days around a sacred object, and some would inflict harm upon themselves on purpose, all while staring at the sun. They believed this self-sacrifice would encourage powerful spirits to support and defend them. • They knew there was a spirit for everything. (exa. a spirit for the grass, sun and trees.) • Before they ate, they blessed the food.

10. All About the Buffalo • The buffalo is the most important source for the plains people. • They used the stomach for water bags • They used their horns and bones for tools and weapons. • They used the skin for clothing and other articles

11. As Shown……

12. Names of the Tribes of the Plains • Kansa • Kiowa-Apache • Kitasi • Lillooet • Lipan-Apache • Mandan • Missouri • Obiwa • Omaha • Osage • Oto • Pawnee • Ponca • Quapaw • Sarci • Sioux • Lakota • Dakota • Nakota • Tankawa • Wichita • Akira • Arapaho • Assiniboine • Blackfoot • Caddo • Cheyenne • Cree • Crow • Gros • Ventre • Hidatsa • Iowa

13. Thanks For ViewingThis presentation is brought to you by: • Delaney M. • Jackson M. • Ayanna S. • Mikayla R. • Sarah K. • Nick C.