The Plains

What was the most important natural resource for the Plains Native Americans?

• Buffalo

• Fish

• Grass or sod

• Trees

What was made from the skin of the buffalo?

• cups & spoons

• moccasins, cord, glue

• clothing, shelter, shields, drums

• tools, arrowheads, pipes

What was made from the horns of the buffalo?

• cups & spoons

• moccasins, cord, glue

• clothing, shelter, shields, drums

• tools, arrowheads, pipes

What was made from the bones of the buffalo?

• cups & spoons

• moccasins, cord, glue

• clothing, shelter, shields, drums

• tools, arrowheads, pipes

How did most Plains people live?

• farming
• fishing 
• hunting and farming
• hunting

Many Plains people kept their history on what is called a ....

• Kiva

• Pemmican

• Earth Lodge

• Calendar Robe

A celebration to honor a cultural or religious event is a....

• Council

• Lodge

• Ceremony

• Nomad

Most Plains tribes celebrated with this ceremony before the buffalo hunt.

• Pow wow

• Potlatch

• Sun Dance

• Kiva

The people of the Great Plains were considered to be nomadic. What does it mean to be nomadic?

• They only ate vegetables

• They sacrificed humans to their gods

• They only ate meat

• They traveled a lot and didn't stay in one place

This is a layer of soil held together by the roots of grasses.

• Sod

• Travois

• Kiva

• Pemmican