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Indian Pamphlet

After reading the following pamphlet on Native Americans, complete the following form.

1. How many Plains Indian tribes were there?
2. Which tribe had the largest population?
3. Identify the 2 tribes that had the smallest population. / A.
B.
4. Tabulate the total population of the Plains Indians at their
peak.
Identify 3 facts from the following topics :
5. Physical Characteristics
a.
b.
c. / 12. Clothing
a.
b.
c.
6. Personal Qualities
a.
b.
c. / 13. Marriage and Family
a.
b.
c.
7. Cleanliness
a.
b.
c. / 14. Music
a.
b.
c.
8. Health
a.
b.
c. / 15. Religion
a.
b.
c.
9. Medicine
a.
b.
c. / 16. Government and Law
a.
b.
c
10. Buffalo
a.
b.
c. / 17. Weapons and War
a.
b.
c.
11. Dwellings
a.
b.
c.


Plains Indian’s Key

1.  23

2.  Dakota Sioux

3.  Iowa, Apache

4.  124,100

5.  White Skin, Used Red to color themselves, Body hair almost nonexisitant, 6 feet tall, straight black hair

6.  Very honest, Theft almost unknown, Friendships lasted a life time, In camp noisy and funloving

7.  Very clean, located camps near rivers and lakes, bathed at least once a day, used sweat lodges regularly.

8.  No plague type of diseases before contact with whites, Health was a priority, Regular fasting, Often ran 125 miles

9.  Limited knowledge of body, used sweating, bleeding, massage, and smoking. Often used slight of hand, but they had an extensive knowledge of plants.

10.  Buffalo, supplied Indians with everything, 60 million head at one time, less than 2000 in 1899.

11.  Tipi (Dakota word), could be set up in 15 min, taken down in 3, Averaged 14 feet high, Entrance faced east, were often vented and heated.

12.  One sign language understood by all, cold was clenching fists crossing forearms and shivering,

13.  Sheep skin, and deer, breechcloth for men, leggings and moccasins, each tribes moccasin was different.

14.  Female chastity guarded, men encouraged to fool around. Wedding not formal just an exchange of gifts, Women highly respected were sometimes appointed to councils.

15.  Singing dancing was done for religious reasons, Every song was about a moment in life. Used rattles, whistles and drums.

16.  Worshiped natural forces, wind, thunder, rain, Believed an after life ( happy hunting ground)

17.  Chief generally honorific, not dictatorial society, chief more a consultant, rarely executed normally just isolated

18.  Bow and arrow, was normally 35 inches to 48 inches in length, arrow heads had barbs on them, by 1800’s most Indians had guns, Plains Indians used the Winchester Carbine