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An important factor in the white man's defeat of the Plains tribes was?
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There were several factors, but the government policy of a "good Indian is a dead one" lead to mass movement and death of the tribes in the United States. There was a four prong attack on the tribes. One was to move them off of native lands on to reservations and to keep them there. Another was to starve them into submission. For the plains tribes this meant killing off the herds of buffalo that they used for everything in their life. When moved onto the reservations the agents who were suppose to provide food to the people sold it and made a profit letting them to starve. When they turned to hunting for food they would be forced back onto the reservation. One agent is reported saying "let them eat grass" when he was told they were starving. A little reported event concerning this is when a band of Sioux men raided a farmers ranch for food. A fight broke out and several people were killed. In response the army rounded up all the Sioux they could find and took them to Ft. Laramie. On December 23, 1861 the largest mass hanging took place in US history when 10 Sioux warriors were hung by the army. Army patrols also attacked peaceful camps not on all ready on reservations and would kill all the people they found including men, women and children. All of this was an organized concentrated effort on the part of the government to constrain or wipe out the plains tribes. If you would like to learn more read the books Black Elk Speaks and Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.
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What native Americans did not have access to the ocean?
Plains tribes were inland tribes.
What Tribes of which region used buffalo for clothing shelter and artworks?
Plains
Why did plains Indians develop a form of sign language?
Sign language was used by many many tribes, not just the Plains tribes. It was simply to communicate with other tribes whose language or dialect was not fully understood by another.
Which of these types of homes was built by some of the Plains tribes?
teepees!
Who made the tipis and where?
Many of the Native American tribes of the Great Plains used tipis. (list of nomadic plains tribes from wikipedia: Blackfoot, Arapaho, Assiniboine, Cheyenne, Comanche, Crow, Gros Venture, Kiowa, Lakota, Lipan, Plains Apache (or Kiowa Apache), Plains Cree, Sarsi, Sioux, Shoshone, and Tonkawa.) They were the ideal shelter for the nomadic lifestyle of the Plains Tribes, as tipis are durable, portable, and can be dissassembled, moved and reconstructed quickly.
What was the northwest of Plains Indians like?
The Northwestern tribes were not plains tribes. They were in a different region from the plains.
Who were the people in the great plains?
Native American plains tribes.
Was not an original plains Indian tribes?
None of the Plains tribes were originally Plains tribes - they all migrated into the Great Plains when horses became available. Living on the vast, empty grasslands was almost impossible without horses, which made following the herds a practicable lifestyle.Previously most of the Plains tribes had lived in the northern woodlands or east of the Missouri river.
Did hopi use teepees?
No. The plains tribes did and Hopi were not a plains tribe.
What native Americans did not have access to the ocean?
Plains tribes were inland tribes.
Was the yakima one of the plains tribes?
no
What tribes lived in the Great plains?
The Sioux Indians lived in the Great Plains.
What Tribes of which region used buffalo for clothing shelter and artworks?
Plains
What was not an Original Plains Indian tribe?
None of the Plains tribes were originally Plains tribes - they all migrated into the Great Plains when horses became available. Living on the vast, empty grasslands was almost impossible without horses, which made following the herds a practicable lifestyle.Previously most of the Plains tribes had lived in the northern woodlands or east of the Missouri river.
How many years did it take for the federal government to move Plains tribes onto reservations?
The process of moving Plains tribes onto reservations began in the mid-19th century and continued for several decades. Initially, the federal government started signing treaties in the 1850s, but it was not until the late 19th century, with the Indian Wars and the defeat of various tribes, that the government was able to fully enforce these treaties. Overall, it took several decades, from the 1850s to the late 19th century, for the federal government to effectively relocate Plains tribes onto reservations.
What tribe was not an original plains tribe?
None of the Plains tribes were originally Plains tribes - they all migrated into the Great Plains when horses became available. Living on the vast, empty grasslands was almost impossible without horses, which made following the herds a practicable lifestyle.Previously most of the Plains tribes had lived in the northern woodlands or east of the Missouri river.
Is i ttrue Some of the Plains tribes lived in pueblos for protection?
No the plains tribes followed the buffalo herds so they needed the ability to move. They used teepees.
