Ute and Plains Indians #1

What is the Robe Quillers Society?

• a society of women who made robes from porcupine quills for the chiefs and celebrated warriors of the tribe

• a group of people who wore robes made from porcupine quills

• a high honor for a woman who made 30 or more pieces of clothing using porcupine quillwork

• A high honor for anyone who made 15 or more robes using porcupine quillwork

Why did the Utes leave their homelands in Colorado?

• they were forced on to reservations by the Americans

• drought and overpopulation created a lack of food

• they were forced off their land by the Plains Indians

• they were forced off their land by the Cheyenne Indians

Why were the Utes and Commanches enemies?

• the Commanches attacked the Utes at the battle of Red River

• the Ute stole the Commanche's horses

• the Ute stole the Commanche's children

• The Utes were friendly with the Americans

What did the Ute sometimes trade the Spanish for horses?

• squash, beans and corn

• their women

• their children

• all of the above

How was the Ute home different from the Apache home?

• The Utes lived in teepees, the Apache lived in caves

• They both lived in teepees.

• The Ute lived in wickiups, the Apache lived in teepees

• The Apache lived in wickipus, the Utes lived in teepees.

Why did the Arapahoe and Cheyenne Indians come to Colorado?

• they were forced off their land by other Indians

• they were forced off their land by the Americans

• they were forced off their land by the Spanish

• their lands were destroyed by fire and Americans

Prior to their acquisition of horses, the

Ute wandered on foot, moving through

known hunting and gathering territories

on a seasonal basis. What is this kind

of lifestyle called?

• horsemen

• foot travelers

• hunter/gatherer

• nomadic

What is something the Ute, Arapahoe and Cheyenne had in common about their clothing?

• It was made of deerskin (buckskin)

• The women wore skirts/dresses

• The men wore leggings in cold weather

• all of the above

The word "Arapahoe" may have come from a Crow Indian word meaning....?

• people of the sun

• people with many tatoos

• people with many horses

• people of the plains

What does "Ute" mean

• land of the sun

• Utah

• land of the people

• dry land