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Description
Mind Map by Ellen Laidlaw, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Ellen Laidlaw
about 10 years ago
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Plains Indians
Mindmap
- Great Plains
- Vast area of grassland and rivers
- Prairie grass
- Extreme Climate
- Wildlife including buffalo
- Plains Indians 'Nomads'
- Rocky Mountains in West
- Black Hills in North were sacred - close to Spirit world.
- Woodland (Hills) near Mississippi
- Vast area of grassland and rivers
- Indians Life on the Plains
- Tipi's suited to nomadic lifestyle
- Warrior societies made decisions on hunting and warfare
- Councils - Men would make important decisions.
- Customs and Traditions - shamed in front of band if crime committed.
- Chiefs - Not elected, chosen because of their wisdom, spiritual power and leadership qualities.
- Tipi's suited to nomadic lifestyle
- Indian Warfare
- 'Counting Coup'
- Taking Scalps and mutilation
- Small raids
- Steal horses and take captives
- Measured wealth in horses.
- More casualties in hunting than warfare.
- Practised Polygamy so women would have a male to look after them if husband died in battle.
- 'Counting Coup'
- Indian Religion
- Believed Spirits influenced their lives.
- Wakan Tanka
- Every person had a spirit.
- Illness caused by evil spirit entering you.
- Believed in Circle of Nature.
- Visions to contact Spirit world individually.
- Dances and ceremonies e.g. Sun Dance
- Land was sacred
- Medicine Man
- Believed Spirits influenced their lives.
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