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American West
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Mind Map on American West, created by rena.heer on 30/01/2016.
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history
plains indians
mormons
homsteaders
wars/battles
cow boys
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American West
Plains Indians
Comache Tribe
Ruled the Plains in 1700's
Women were in charge of the home, cooking, cleaning and put up the house
Men were hunters and they also went to war
Both gender took part in art, music and traditional medicines
Ate Buffalo, nuts, fruits and wild vegtables
The more powerful wore feathers and jewelerry
Lakota Tribe
Indigenous to the Plains
Date back to 900CE
Traded Buffalo with other tribes
Communicated using American Sign Language
Women in charge of home/Men in charge of hunting
Warriors used Bows and Arrows and Spears
Young boys used to fish for their fathers
Warriors wore feathers
Arapaho Tribe
Moved with Seasons
Lived in Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas
Had to adapt to different weather conditions
Ate Buffalo
Close with Cheyenne Tribe but also traded with others
Fought in the Battle of Little Bighorn
Sioux Tribe
Moved around alot
Women wore beaded necklaces and clothes made from animals
Lived in Tipis
Women in charge of the home
Tipis were first introduced by the Spanish in the 1500s
Men wore face paint
Sioux boys went hunting/fishing with fathers
Cheynne Tribe
The name means people
Practised different cultures
Men and women wore animal skin
Boys learnt how to hunt, while girl did chores
Created the Ghost Dance
Crow Tribe
Name is miss translated
They move alot
First tribe to follow laws and become US citizens
Women were in charge of the home
Told traditional legends/fairy tales were very important in their culture
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