PLAINS INDIANS

HOUSING

• The plains Indians lived in teepees
• Teepees are made out of buffalo fur

CLIMATE

• The eastern plains Indians had a lot of rainfall
• The western plains had a dry climate so they mostly ate buffalo
• It was easier for the eastern plains to farm because of rainfall

EVENTS

• Each year the eastern plains spent spring and fall farming in their villages
• They divided themselves into groups , the had groups for war and peace.

LOCATION

• The Spanish explorers brought horses to North America
• The Comanche started riding and raising horses, that's why they where so powerful on horseback

VOCABULARY

• Nomad- a person who moves around and does not live in one place
• Travois- made out of two poles and usually pulled by a dog , similar to a sled
• Lodge- a home that the Plains Indians built using bark , and grass

THE COMANCHE

• The Comanche were now where we call Wyoming
• The Comanche had a system of government that fit their personality as nomads
• The Comanche were furious fighters on horseback
• The Comanche became one of the most powerful of the plains after being poor

RECOURSES

• The buffalo gave the Plains Indians everything they needed
• It gave them shelter, food , fly swaters, rope, weapons, rope and blankets tt