The American West (1840-1895)

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The American West	1840 - 1895
Plain Indians family life MEN	Men:- - Go to war. - Hunting. - Have loads of sex. - Not sexist. - polygamists.
Plain Indians family life WOMEN	Women:- - Cook. - Clean. - Having children. - Transporting and putting up tipis.
Plain Indians family life CHILDREN	BOYS:- - Hunting. - How to fight. - Ride a horse. GIRLS:- - Cook. - Clean. - Ride a horse.
Plain Indians: RELIGIOUS BELIEFS	- GOD is called Wakan Tanka, the great spirit. - Indians believe that they are descended from a woman who had sex with an eagle. - Circles are sacred because they represent life. - land is like their mother and it shouldn't be dug up or owned. - dances were to contact the spirit world. - their umbilical cord was their lucky charm. - medicine man cured people with prayers or herbal remedies.
VISIONS	THEY CONTACT THE SPIRITS AND THIS WAS THE WAY THEY WERE NAMED AS WELL . 1) sweat lodge - when you get into a tent and you don't eat or drink. 2) sun dance - pierce nipples.

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