Plateau Tribes

Division of Plateau Indians that lived in a specific area.

• Bands

• Tribe

• Group

• Regiment

How was a chief chosen in many Plateau Tribes?

• By birth

• By who had the most money

• By ability and talent

• By handsomeness

How was social status earned in many Plateau Tribes?

• By who your parents were

• By where you were born

• By how much money you had

• By ability and achievements

Made up of the most important members of a village, band or tribe. Advised chiefs and even made their decisions.

• Councils

• Staff

• Advisories

• Assistants

Plateau tribes moved every season to an in season food source

• Semi-nomadic

• Peripatetic

• Sedentary

• Stationary

Changed Plateau Tribe society. Could now hunt big game and travel longer distances

• The car

• The wheel

• The horse

• The bison

Dried meat, usually Bison, pounded into coarse powder and mixed with an equal amount of melted fat and berries. Could be baked, boiled or eaten raw

• Pemmican

• Jerky

• Hummus

• Pate

Event where Plateau Tribes gathered at the same locations and hunted salmon for the year. Event was always a celebration

• Spawning Season

• Salmon Day

• River Festival

• Harvest Festival

Cone-shaped tents made of buffalo hide. Easy to break down and transport.

• Tepees

• Travois

• Wigwam

• Log Houses

Shelters dug into the ground on the leeward side of a hill and covered with wood and skins

• Teepees

• Travois

• Pit House

• Long House