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In Native Americans of the Plains did not want to live on reservations because they destroyed their way of life. Living on the reservations did not allow the freedom that they had when living on the Plains chasing the buffalo in a nomadic lifestyle.

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Did conflicts arise between the US government and the Plains Indians because the Indians wanted to live on reservation land and farm?

Yes, conflicts arose between the US government and the Plains Indians because the Indians wanted to live on reservation land and farm. In 1851, in the First Fort Laramie Treaty, the American government guaranteed the Plains Indians that they would be left alone in their reservations, but this treaty was not honored.


American Indians were forced to live on?

Yes they were forced to live on reservations. The Americans still made them move even after that.


Why did the native Americans resist moving to reservations?

The Indians disliked living on government reservations because it was not their way of living, There was a lot of hostilities during the late 1800's between the Indians and the US government, The US government wanted to keep track of the Indians and their movement, so most of the plains Indians were forced into living on Government owned land (The Reservations) One of the main reasons for the US governments suspicion against the Indians was the Ghost Dance created by the Sioux Indian Wovoka. Ghost Dances were carried out at the government reservations, and the Indians believed that the sacred Ghost Dance would bring their ancestors back to life and the plains back to how it used to be. Another reason for the Plains Indians not liking the Reservations is the fact that the Indians could not run their lives on how they wanted it to be, the Indians didn't have their traditional lifestyle, and were often forced to act more like one of the white men and some were even educated in the white man's way of life. The Indians were basically being told how to live their life's and did not have the freedom they were used to on the Plains. The Indians Nomadic way of life was also connected to their beliefs about land, they believed land was provided by the Great spirit for all living creatures to share. Therefore they believed no one should ever live permanently on one piece of land because they would be claiming it for themselves.


Do any Indians still live in Georgia?

Yes, but there is no tribal land or reservations there.


What kind of building did plains Indians live in?

they live in a long house

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What was the policy call that made the plains Indians and the other western Indians live on reservations?

homeland secutiry


Do Cheyenne Indians live on reservations?

yes the Cheyennes live a a reservations


Are Comanche Indians nomadic?

Not any more - they mainly live on reservations in Oklahoma. Historically they were true Plains buffalo-hunting nomads.


How do paiute Indians live today?

They live on reservations. Reservations are places where the Indians now live, because the government kicked them off.


Did conflicts arise between the US government and the Plains Indians because the Indians wanted to live on reservation land and farm?

Yes, conflicts arose between the US government and the Plains Indians because the Indians wanted to live on reservation land and farm. In 1851, in the First Fort Laramie Treaty, the American government guaranteed the Plains Indians that they would be left alone in their reservations, but this treaty was not honored.


Where plain Indians lived?

The plains Indians live on the Great Plains.


Did the plains Indians live in the plains?

Yes, they did


Which Indians live in teepees?

The Plains Indians. The Sioux.


Are there great plains Indians and western great plains Indians?

Yes the plain indians live on the great plains. plain_indians.webs.com to learn more!


American Indians were forced to live on?

Yes they were forced to live on reservations. The Americans still made them move even after that.


How did Plains Indians live?

in tippis


When did the Sioux Indians live?

its the Great Plains