The Tribes of the Great Plains

Post Civil War - Western Expansion

The Indian Way of Life

Identify the correct definitions to terms related to the Indian way of life and its downfall, by using a dictionary and a word bank.

Language Objectives

Describe the life of the Plains Indians and the specific roles of men and women.


Discuss why the Indian way of life ended.

​Content Objectives

Objectives - SWBAT

Match

Match the terms to the correct definition

• tepee

• tribes

• reservations

• treaty

• resist

conical tent made of skins

cultural groups of people

land set aside for Native Americans

agreement between nations

oppose

• conical tent made of skins

• cultural groups of people

• land set aside for Native Americans

• agreement between nations

• oppose

The Tribes of the Great Plains

​In your map, draw the area of the tribes of the Great Plains and identify the Sioux and the Apache nations.

​​The Lives of the Plains Indians

Fort Laramie Treaty (1851)

White Settlers

Promises Made and Broken

Sioux Wars (1876)

Geronimo in the Apache Wars (1876)

Open Ended

Why do you think the Native Americans thought that the US government broke their promise?

The Ghost Dance

Wounded knee massacre (1890)

General Custer

The indian way of life ends

lakota chief sitting bull

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Open Ended

Why do you think there were so many Indian Wars and so much violence between the US government and the Native American tribes in the Great Plains?