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Why were buffalos used to make materials for the plains Indians?
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Buffalos were used to make materials for the Plains Indians because that was their main animal at the time, and the easiest to find. Some techniques they used to hunt buffalo were stampeding them off of cliffs, and dressing in animal costumes.
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What animal provided many basic needs for the plains Indians and was the central to their way of life?
Everyday life for American Indians on the Great Plains centered on the bison. American Indians hunted the bison and used the parts of the animal in great efficiency. The meat provided nutritional sustenance, the skin was used in the construction of dwellings and to make clothing, the hair was used to make bedding and also added a layer of warmth to clothing, and the teeth and bones were used in the fashioning of jewelry and tools.
What did the plains Indians use to make a cord?
hair
What materials did the people of the Great Plains make their lodges with?
all children on the great plains learned
How did plains Indians make the clothes?
they wore ugly kine clothe
What materials are used to make violin's?
Plains, Glue, pencil and ect.
How did the Chumash Indians get materials to make their clothing?
how did chumash make their clothing
What was a pelt of a buffalo for the plains Indians useful for?
it was useful for the winter to make clothing
How did the plains Indians write?
they used buffalo to make oil and write with feathers
Who use totems?
The plains indians and the eastern woodlands to make huts and other homes.
What parts of a buffalo would the plains Indians have used to make their shelters?
The horns
What did the plains Indians make their clothes out of?
the plains used deer, antelope and many other animals
What did the great plains Indians use to make teepees?
animal skin and long wooden poles.
