The Travois could be loaded and then pulled by a dog or horse.
The travois was a simple sled-like device used by Native American tribes to transport goods over land. It consisted of two poles attached to the sides of a horse or dog, with a platform for carrying items. The travois made it easier to move goods across different terrains, especially in areas without wheeled vehicles.
Used to move goods over long distance when you had no wheels. The arrangement of wooden poles attached to the horse in the photo above is a travois. It drags on the ground, but is less work than carrying the load.
Used to move goods over long distance when you had no wheels. The arrangement of wooden poles attached to the horse in the photo above is a travois. It drags on the ground, but is less work than carrying the load.
Travois
The nomadic tribes transported the tipis on a frame called a travois.
The Siksika put their belonging on the travois and the dogs dragged it.So the Travois is really important to the Siksika.
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I love eating travois food!!!
how did the Crow indians make a travois
When the group was ready to move on, they took apart their tipis to bring with them. The tipi's wooden poles and buffalo hide could be made into a sort of "moving van" called a travois. The travelers packed all their belongings on the travois, a type of sled pulled by dogs and later by horses.
They were nomads (always on the move.) They lived in temporary tipis which were quick to put up and down which were carried on travois.
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