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Chapter 5-1 culture of plains indian- lived in great plains, 4 main tribes dakota, cheyenna, souix, comanche, buffalo very important, used every part of buffalo, followed them as they moved, teepees easy to put up and take down, horseback with bows and arrows, group chasing them to cliffs, never killed more than they needed, many gods of anything strange to them, powwow elebration to Great Spirit, headresses represent bravery, first horses were from spanish, made life easier, hunting buffalo, caused war between tribes because of trespassing, often called truce, small families, taught by stories and legends of granparents, watched by grandparents while parents worked, feathers for brave acts, women sew cook decorate mocassins, white settlers pushed indians west, different views on a lot of things, trails through their land to get west, killed a lot of buffalo, forced to reservations, gold and silver drew west, mining camps on na land, learned how to treeat cattle, had to push cattle north for railroads
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