NATIVE AMERICANSOF THEPLAINS

They live in teepees. They are madeby hides of buffalo.

They are held by wooden poles.

Erik B.

Plains Native Americans lived in the area east of the Rocky Mountains andwest of the Mississippi River.

Nicholas W.

Location of the Plains Native Americans by Adam

Stephanie M.

Plains Native Americans lived in the area east of the Rocky Mountains and west of the Mississippi River.

Native Americans of the Plains

lived near grass lands and valleys, and near streams

and hills.

Azeem

Ashley K

They wanted to live by the rivers to catch fish and to drink water.

The Plains Native Americans ate buffalo. They grew maize, pumpkins and beans.

Austin

In the Plains they ate acorns. They had hard shells that must beremoved before they can be ground into flour.

Chris

The Plains Native Americans lived in earth or grass lodges.

Anthony

The teepee was where the Native Americans lived. Teepees were very easy to move from place to place.

Andrew

Lauren

Teepees were built with poles and buffalo skins.

The teepees were cool in the summer and warm in the winter.

Kelly

The Plains were good hunters.They hunted buffalo and deer.

Anay

The Buffalo was important because they made clothes out of their skins.

Michael M.

Native Americans used buffalo to make belts, pillows,toys, drums, and horse masks.

Bradley

Brendan

Native Americans made clothing, tools, blankets and drums from buffalo.

Stephanie J.

The skin of the buffalo wasused to make moccasins and shirts and dresses.

To get the buffalo they would chase the buffalo off a cliff and go down and get it.

Jenna

In order to communicate the Native Americans of the Plains developed a series of simple hand movements known as Sign Language.

Michael D.

Sign Language Theater

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